The Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Agency (HOATTA) convened a sensitization session with representatives of private and public hospitals and specialists involved in kidney transplantation to strengthen understanding of the regulatory requirements governing organ and tissue transplantation in Guyana.

The session brought together representatives from Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, and Woodlands Hospital Inc., as well as specialist clinicians, including intensive care physicians, nephrologists and transplant surgeons. The session formed part of HOATTA’s ongoing work to support the implementation of the Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Act No. 1 of 2022 and to promote safe, ethical and quality-assured organ donation and transplantation services in Guyana.

In her welcome remarks, Dr. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer of the HOATTA Secretariat, emphasized that certification is central to protecting patients and upholding the integrity of Guyana’s transplant programme under the Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Act No. 1 of 2022. She emphasized that “Certification is not about creating barriers. It is about setting the standard,” Dr. Gordon stated. “A standard that is our assurance to the public that any institution performing living kidney donation and transplantation in Guyana has the capacity, the team, the systems, and the safeguards to do so safely, ethically, and transparently.”