In what may be the first of its kind program in the world, Israel has decided to offer incentives to people who sign organ donor cards. Such citizens will be given priority if they happen to require transplants in future.
Professor Jacob Lavee of Sheba Hospital near Tel Aviv has written about the program in the latest issue of The Lancet. He said it was a reward for people who help others. "For 30 years we used medical criteria only and it has gotten us nowhere," said Dr Lavee. "People are dying every day on the waiting list."
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
The plan though has its dissenters, Assa Kasher, emeritus professor of professional ethics at Tel Aviv University said, "It is in the essence of medical treatment that you make decisions on the grounds of providing opportunity for the one in the worst condition or the one who will benefit most medically."
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Liver Transplantation - Facts, Contraindications, Procedure, Follow up, Complications & Prognosis
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Animation and slides providing graphic explanation of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplantation that is done for leukemia and other blood-related disorders.
Animation and slides providing graphic explanation of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplantation that is done for leukemia and other blood-related disorders.
