Funerary Agency Xavier Neto

Contacts Funerary Agency Xavier Neto

Before Donating

The first step in this process.

Before Donating

All citizens can donate their bodies for anatomical purposes. The Anatomy Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto has a cadaveric donation program and uses corpses for the purposes of pre- and postgraduate medical education, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 274/99.

  • Before making the donation

    Citizens proving the payment of funeral expenses.

  • Attribution Conditions

    Please read the documentation entitled “The importance of cadaveric donation”.

    Please read the preamble and the Articles you deem relevant to Decree-Law No. 274/99.

    Discuss your intention with your family members or people close to you.

(Source: //anatomia.med.up.pt/docs/Importancia_da_Doacao.pdf) (Source: //anatomia.med.up.pt/docs/Doacao_DL%20274_99.pdf)

How to donate

The second step in this process.

  • How to donate

    Download here or request a donation rule from the Anatomy Unit - DBM.

    Fill in all fields of the form with the required data .

    Deliver the Donation Policy in person or send it to the Anatomy Unit - DBM .

  • You cannot accumulate with the Death Grant.

(Source: //anatomia.med.up.pt/docs/Norma_Doacao_Corpo.pdf)
How to donate

At the Time of Donation

The last step in this process.

At the Time of Donation
  • The last step in this process

    Contact the Anatomy Unit - DBM:

    Anatomy Unit - DBM

    Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto

    Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro 4200-319 Porto

    225 513 616 (Monday to Friday, of 9h00 at 17h00)

    916 318 518 (weekend and off-hours)

    225 513 617

    doacao@med.up.pt

(Source: //anatomia.med.up.pt/doacao.html)