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Organ Donation
New data from F.A.M. Shaheen et al illuminate research in organ donation
June 15th, 2009
"More than 29 countries have membership of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT), and collectively these countries have a population >600 million. These include all Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and countries of central Asia," investigators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia report. "There are common features of organ transplantation in the Middle East countries that include inadequate preventive medicine, uneven health infrastructure, poor awareness in the medical community and public at large of the importance of the organ donation and transplantation, and poor government support of organ transplantation. In addition, there is lack of team spirit...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-06-15)
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