PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is in critical need of more organ transplant surgeons but even if there were, there is a lack of medical teams to retrieve the organs from deceased donors. With over 20,000 on the waiting list, the Health Ministry has decided that it is time to expand the force behind organ transplants. Ministry deputy director-general Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Sinnadurai said plans were underway to train more specialists and double the number of teams that retrieve organs from donors. Doing this will boost the number and efficiency of organ transplants in the country, he added. Dr Jeyaindran said that while transplants could be scheduled for living donors who might be family members, it was different when it involved deceased organ donors.

Source: The Star April 08, 2017 22:52 UTC