Guidelines for Transporting Human Tissues, Organs, and Blood Samples

Requirements for Human Tissues and Human Organs, please secure:

• ✅ A Certificate of Packing issued by a medical doctor attesting that:

  • He personally packed or supervised the packing of the human organ for transplant.

  • The packaging fully complies with the packing of Exempt Human Specimens for Transplantation as follows:

    • A leak proof primary receptacle

    • A leak proof secondary receptacle

    • An outer packaging of adequate strength for its capacity, mass and intended use

• ✅ Authorization for the transport of human organs for clinical transplantation to any domestic commercial flights as issued by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health.

• ✅ PRC ID and official institutional / hospital ID of the transporting team members.

💡 Take note! Human tissues and organs intended for transplantation is allowed on any domestic commercial flight.

Requirements for Human Blood/Blood Sample

• ✅ Permit from Department of Health-Bureau of Quarantine attesting that:

  • The said specimen is packed appropriately and in accordance with the regulations.

  • Imposes no hazard while in transit.

• ✅ Certificate of Packing issued by the medical doctor attesting that:

  • He personally packed or supervised the packing of the human blood and does not contain any hazardous ingredients.

• ✅ Certification from the Philippine Red Cross (applicable for Red Cross shipments only)

💡 Take note! Human blood that has been collected for cross matching or blood examination for the purpose of transfusion or preparation of blood products shall be used for transfusion and transplantation.