Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill

Organ Trafficking – A Growing Problem with No Easy Solutions
| |

Organ Trafficking – A Growing Problem with No Easy Solutions

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The organ trade is a complex crime that is fuelled by the high demand for organ transplants and rising global inequalities. The root causes of the trade need to be addressed and stronger responses are needed to tackle the more organised and exploitative forms of the trade, writes Frederike Ambagtsheer for The Conversation. Organ trade…

All you need to know about organ transplants
|

All you need to know about organ transplants

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: this article contains great information about transplants and a good general overview of the transplant process.  Globally, about 20 people die every day while waiting for a transplant. There are several organs and tissues that one can donate including kidneys, heart, blood, lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, thymus, bone marrow, bones, tendon, ligaments, corneas,…