Here America - Death sentence? Difficulties in accessing a transplant in Venezuela

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First modification: 06/11/2023 - 01:52

<source type="image/webp" srcset="https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:246/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.webp 246w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:388/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.webp 388w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.webp 720w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:980/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.webp 980w" sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, (min-width: 1024px) 980px"/> <img preload="" fetchpriority="high" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Until recently, transplants in Venezuela were suspended due to a shortage of immunosuppressants. With the resumption of living donor transplant surgeries, the situation continues to be critical for 90% of patients who need an organ, since the public health service still does not offer them regularly and the private service is unaffordable." srcset="https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:246/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.jpg 246w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:388/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.jpg 388w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.jpg 720w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6ce0f08-07e9-11ee-95bf-005056a90284/w:980/p:16x9/thumbnail-700.jpg 980w" sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, (min-width: 1024px) 980px" loading="eager" class="m-figure__img lazy"/> 12:33 p.m. Until recently, transplants in Venezuela were suspended due to a shortage of immunosuppressants. With the resumption of living donor transplant surgeries, the situation continues to be critical for 90% of patients who need an organ, since the public health service still does not offer them regularly and the private service is unaffordable. © France 24 Until recently, transplants in Venezuela were suspended due to a shortage of immunosuppressants. With the resumption of living donor transplant surgeries, the situation continues to be critical for 90% of patients who need an organ, since the public health service still does not offer them regularly and the private service is unaffordable.