Barbados moves closer to modern organ donation system
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July 14, 2026
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Barbados is moving a step closer to establishing a modern organ donation and transplant system.
Government today debated the Human Tissue Transplant Bill 2026 in the House of Assembly, legislation that will create a legal framework for organ donation while offering renewed hope to patients awaiting life-saving transplants.
Speaking in the Lower House, Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Lisa Cummins, said that while the Bill was being debated, a live kidney transplant was taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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