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13 children and 25 adults on a transplant waiting list

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Amendments to the Law on Transplantation of Human Organs for the purpose of treatment will increase the number of cadaveric donors, as well as the number of organs transplanted to persons for whom this represents the only way of treatment, said Health Minsiter Mr Kenan Hrapović during a debate in the Parliament yesterday.

“The major novelty refers to the application of the organ donor cards. If an individual chooses to donate his/her organs in order to help others – in cases of brain death – and confirms such decision to a chosen physician – it will be respected. His/her organ donor card will prove it. In this case, their family won’t be required to support the decision,” Mr Hrapović explained.

He also added that a person can say that he/she does not want to donate organs just as was the case until now, and his/her will must be respected. “All those who do not express their opinion on this matter for life, and brain death occurs meanwhile, then it’s up to their families to decide. I expect the Parliament of Montenegro to back the proposal for this Law for all the above-mentioned reasons and because we are thus demonstrating humanity to all those in need for organ transplant.”

MPs closed the debate on the proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Law on Transplantation of Human Organs for Treatment Purposes yesterday and will provide their opinion in due course.

The Legislative Committee rapporteur Mr Momcilo Martinovic said that, according to the latest data, 13 children are waiting for organ transplant in Montenegro, and the number of adults is even higher -35 of them have been waiting for more than half a year.

“Isn’t it enough to motivate our society to react,” Martinovic said.

Human Rights Committee rapporteur Mr Mirsad Muric recalled that this parliamentary body had considered this proposal for the law at a session held on September 30, which was unanimously supported by all.

However, the Democratic Front MP Ms Ljiljana Djurašković claimed that the previous legal solutions have never been implemented because citizens lack confidence in the Montenegrin health care system.

Head of the Directorate for Quality Control of the Health Care System Ms Vesna Miranovic stressed no one should think that some patients would be treated worse than a patient who did not take a donor card, because the doctor who has a patient in need does not know whether he is a donor or not.

She reminded that 128 kidney transplants have been done in Montenegro so far, of which four were performed over children, while 43 kidney transplants have been done at the Clinical Center of Montenegro in Podgorica.

 

 

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