Through the transnational agreement signed in 2017 between Cyprus and Israel and through the bilateral contacts held by the Minister of Health, Mr. Michael Hadjipandela, during his visit to Israel last September to activate this agreement, the Ministry of Health announces the 1st cross-sectional transplantation that will take place on 1 March 2023, at the newly established Transplantation Clinic of the Nicosia Hospital - OKYPY.
The pick-up and delivery procedure will take place at 09:35am at Larnaca Airport.
The pick-up and delivery procedure will take place at 09:35am at Larnaca Airport.
The participants of the "Cross Transplants" programme are people who need a transplant and their potential living donors who wish to donate a kidney to their loved one but are unable to do so either due to incompatible blood group or incompatible histocompatibilities.
The aim of the programme is to help patients in need of a kidney transplant who have a living donor who wants to donate their kidney but are not compatible with each other.
It is recalled that the Transplant Clinic at the Nicosia Hospital - OKYPY opened last September, while the Minister of Health signed a five-year cooperation plan with Israel, as well as a memorandum of understanding with Spain regarding the field of transplants.
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