Five receive organ transplants after donation from young Cypriot woman
A young Cypriot woman who died in a traffic accident donated organs that were transplanted into five patients in Cyprus, Greece and Israel.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Five people received organ transplants after a young Cypriot woman who died in a traffic accident became an organ donor, with medical teams in Cyprus, Greece and Israel involved in the procedure.
The donor’s heart, lungs, liver and kidneys were successfully transplanted, according to Dr Andreas Soloukides, assistant director of nephrology and head of the transplant clinic at Nicosia general hospital.
Transplants in three countries
The woman’s two kidneys were transplanted into patients in Cyprus. Her lungs were transplanted into a patient in Greece, while her liver was transplanted in Thessaloniki.
Her heart was given to a 45-year-old woman in Israel.
“These people received a second chance at life,” Soloukides said.
International cooperation
Soloukides, who is also vice president of the transplant council, said the operation involved medical teams from four hospitals in Cyprus, Greece and Israel.
Under the cooperation arrangement, organs that cannot be transplanted in Cyprus are first offered to Greece. If Greece cannot accept an organ, it is offered to Israel.
If neither country has a suitable recipient, the organ is made available through a European transplant network.
Cyprus transplant capacity
Cyprus does not carry out heart, lung or liver transplants because of its small population and limited number of donors.
“We have an excellent collaboration with both the National Transplant Organisation of Greece and Israel,” Soloukides said.
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