Transplant advance

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The DR will now have a single national organ transplant list and the Compatibility Laboratory at the Plaza de la Salud will handle all compatibility tests for potential organ recipients. Six hospitals have also created the Transplant Coordination Network in order to manage the transplanting of organs and cells. These new steps in the area of transplant will be coordinated through the Public Health Ministry, the National Transplant Coordination Institute (INCORT) and the Plaza de la Salud Hospital. Fernando Morales Billini from INCORT said that on average each year there are 1,200 requests for kidney transplants in the DR.

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