Guyana, Brazil deepen cooperation to strengthen organ donation, transplant programme

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This article is part of “On Borrowed Time” a series by Anissa Durham that examines the people, policies, and systems that hurt or help Black patients in need of an organ transplant. This story is copublished with The Markup. Teenagers aren’t supposed to struggle to breathe.  But two years ago, Micah Clayborne, a then-active 13-year-old middle school tennis player, knew something was wrong. Still, he pushed through the symptoms — persistent sweat…

Guyana, Brazil deepen cooperation to strengthen organ donation, transplant programme

GUYANA and Brazil have taken a major step toward advancing regional health collaboration with the launch of a joint initiative to strengthen Guyana’s Organ Donation and Transplantation Programme. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Monday met with representatives from Brazil’s Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) to discuss key areas of […]