The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has welcomed the passage of the Human Organ Tissue Bill while warning that failures in the island’s electronic prescription system are already putting vulnerable patients at risk, calling for urgent government action alongside strong safeguards to build public trust in the new law.

But the opposition party has paired its optimism with an urgent call for robust patient protections and a swift resolution to ongoing technical issues plaguing the country’s electronic prescription system.

In a statement released on Friday, DLP spokesperson on health Felicia Dujon acknowledged the legislative milestone, noting that it could mark a transformative chapter for healthcare delivery in Barbados.