Ministers of Health of the Region of the Americas agreed today to implement a series of actions to increase equitable access to organ, tissue, and cell transplants. This initiative is based on voluntary donations aimed at meeting the growing demand for these treatments, improving the health conditions of the people who need them, and saving lives.“Organ transplants are often effective not only in treating a disease, but they can also save costs to the health system” In 2016, over 53,000 transplants were carried out in the Americas, which is 6.8% more than in 2015, according to the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
However, the number of organs is insufficient to meet demand, leaving thousands of people on waiting lists. “Organ transplants are often effective not only in treating a disease, but they can also save costs to…
