transplants in DR

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today we have two interesting stories in hoy about transplants in DR.
the first is about a 23 year old woman who last year because the first ever heart transplant patient in DR, with great success. the cost if the procedure was 4 million pesos:
Un trasplante de coraz?n devolvi? la vida a joven de 23 a?os - Hoy Digital

there is also a follow up story about transplants in general:
La falta dinero y estructuras sanitarias merman avances trasplantes ?rganos - Hoy Digital

one would think that will all those accidents there would be no shortage of donors, right?
 

Castle

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But few people volunteer. Everybody should be organ donor by default, unless they specifically opt out, which should be a painful process similiar to getting the residence.
 

Chirimoya

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Covered in today's DR1 news too:
First DR heart transplant patient doing well
A 23-year old mother of three, Estefany Moreno, was the recipient of the Dominican Republic's first heart transplant at the Plaza de la Salud General Hospital over a year ago, on 19 July 2012, and an article in today's Hoy newspaper, Tuesday 20 August 2013 reports on her progress. Her heart defect was discovered when she had her third child, and she would have died if the timing for the transplant had not been right. The medical center says that RD$4 million has been spent on her medical condition, covered by the First Lady's Office. The funding began when Margarita Cedeno was First Lady. Moreno has three children aged 8, 5 and 2. She lives with her mother in a house rented for her by the First Lady's Office, which is also her employer.
Un trasplante de coraz?n devolvi? la vida a joven de 23 a?os - Hoy Digital
 

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i agree with castle, being a donor should be a default state of affairs.

and what a generosity on the part of margarita, eh? 4 million pesos! almost as much as her yearly hat budget.
 

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yes, but if you include anyone in the world as a potential candidate you can easily sieve the best fit. but since the number of potential donors is limited you also get less of the perfect matches.