History
Moments that connect the value of donation
A journey that bridges one life to another
Since KODA's Establishment (~Present)
2025
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Apr
Selected as an Excellent Institution in the 2024 Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation (Public Institution under the Ministry of Health and Welfare)
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Mar
Launch of the Honors Club
2024
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Dec
Launched access to the Family Relations Registration Information System to improve the donation process
(approved by the Supreme Court Administration, Nov. 25)
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Aug
Appointed actor Cha Soon-bae as Honorary Ambassador
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May
Appointment of the 3rd President, Lee Sam-yeol
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Jan
Received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for Innovation in Public Procurement (2023)
2023
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Dec
Received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for Best Practices in Active Administration
(Introduction of Electronic Notification System)
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Nov
Received the Korea National & Social Contribution Award (Organ and Tissue Donation Category)
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Sep
Received Commendation from the Mayor of Busan on Organ Donation Day
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Aug
Rated Excellent (Grade A) in the 2022 Management Performance Evaluation of Other Public Institutions
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Jun
Appointed TV Chosun anchor Ryu Joo-hyun as Honorary Ambassador
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Mar
Expanded family support services for donor families to all brain-death determination hospitals
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Jan
Introduced "Number of Brain-Death Reports" as a pilot indicator in Medical Quality Evaluation (to be implemented in 2024)
2022
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Oct
Received Minister of Education Award for Education Donation Program
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Jul
Awarded the first Life-Sharing Family Scholarship
Appointed comedian Kim Kyung-sik as Honorary Ambassador
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Mar
Appointment of the 2nd President, Park Geum-borae, of KODA LAB
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Jan
Launched the Hope Mailbox pilot project
2021
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Aug
Launch of Life-Sharing Guardians
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Jan
Designated as an Excellent Institution for Education Donation (valid until Dec. 31, 2023)
2020
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Dec
Selected as an Excellent Institution for Education Donation
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Nov
Appointment of the 2nd President, Moon In-sung
Trained the 1st Class of Life-Sharing Instructors
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Aug
Established Electronic Notification System
2019
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Nov
Human Rights Management Declaration Ceremony
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Sep
Relocated KODA LAB to Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
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May
Signed an MOU for Promoting Awareness of Life Sharing
(with KDCA, Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health & Welfare, Korean Nurses Association, and Saengmyeongitgi)
2018
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Dec
Relocated headquarters to Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
Published the first Life-Sharing Casebook (With a Beating Heart Again)
Designated as a Family-Friendly Certified Institution
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Apr
Launched Donor Transport Support Project
Started Non-Affiliated Hospital Family Support Project
2017
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Nov
Appointment of the 1st President, Cho Won-hyun
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Sep
Designated as an Other Public Institution
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May
Designated as an Organ Transplant Registration Institution and Tissue Donation Registration Institution
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Apr
Launched Saengsaeng School (Youth Life-Sharing Education)
Designated as an Organ Procurement Organization and Tissue Donation Support Organization
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Mar
Establishment of the Korea Organ and Donation Agency (KODA) as a foundation
(Integration of KODA, KOST, and part of the Korea Human Tissue Donation Agency)
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Feb
Held the Founding General Meeting of KODA
Before KODA's Establishment (2009-2016)
2016
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Sep
Established the Organ and Tissue Integration Preparation Committee (Sep 2016 – Apr 2017)
Held meetings among organization heads to discuss integration
(Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Organ Donation Agency, Korea Human Tissue Donation Agency, and Human Tissue Donation Support Center)
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Jan
Launched NRC Integrated Call Center for organ and tissue donation (1577-1458)
2015
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Oct
Signed an MOU to enhance donation efficiency (Ministry of Health and Welfare, KODA, and the Korea Human Tissue Donation Agency)
Hosted the ISODP 2015 (International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement) in Seoul (Oct 17–20)
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Jan
Implemented the Korean Donor Improvement Program (DIP)
2014
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Mar
Approved for Testing Services at KODA LAB (by KONOS)
2013
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Dec
Opened KODA LAB (1st President: Prof. Myung-Hee Park)
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May
Held the first Donor Memorial Ceremony
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Jan
Established the Family Support Division
2012
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Jun
Opened Regional Office (Seoul)
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Apr
Introduced the Donor Action Program (DAP) — the predecessor to DIP
2011
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Dec
Began Family Support Services for partner hospitals
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Nov
Opened Regional Offices in Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon, and Busan
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Jun
Designated as an Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) (under the Act on Organ Transplantation)
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May
Hosted the first KODA Global Forum
Designated as an Organ Transplant Registration Institution
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Apr
Published the first Annual Report (Donation Statistics and Institutional Performance)
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Mar
Received Foundation Approval (1st Chairperson: Ha Jong-won)
2009
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May
Official establishment of the Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA) (Founder: Ha Jong-won)
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Feb
Designated as the Independent Organ Procurement Organization Project (Seoul National University Hospital)
(Continuation of the 1st and 2nd Pilot Projects for OPOs in 2007–2008)