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Why are there fewer organ transplants in South Africa?

Why are there fewer organ transplants in South Africa?

Around 5000 people are waiting for an organ transplant in South Africa

Africa Daily · BBC World Service

November 16, 202117m 37s

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Show Notes

Tina was diagnosed with a rare heart condition as a baby. She fought against odds that said she wouldn’t live to be a teenager. Thanks to double lung and heart transplant, she has just celebrated her 40th birthday. But for the 5000 people in need of an organ transplant in South Africa today, there is a long and difficult wait. And the pandemic has only made things more difficult.

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Host: Alan Kasujja