The Declaration consists of four main parts.
- The Preamble
The Preamble sets the Declaration in the context of the global challenges and promise of organ transplantation. - Definitions
This section provides clear definitions for the practices that the Declaration seeks to eradicate: organ trafficking, transplant tourism and commercialism. - The Principles
In this section, the key ethical principles of the Declaration and fundamental requirements for organ donation and transplantation are outlined to guide transplantation practices. - The Proposals
This section provides practical suggestions for meeting the ethical goals of the Declaration and clarification of important issues such as reimbursement of donation costs. - References
Translations
The Declaration has been officially translated into the following languages:
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Farsi (Persian)
- French
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish


