The Ministry of Public Health reminded citizens of the importance of carrying out the altruistic act that offers the possibility of living and greatly improving the quality of life of those who require it.
In this context, it is important to mention the validity of the Law of the Intended Donorbetter known as the Anita Law 6.170/18which indicates that every person is a donor unless otherwise stated.
if you like it express your willingness to be a donor, The registration form is available, which you must complete, sign and then send by mail to [email protected], attaching the photocopy or photo of your identity card. Download registration form HERE.
For their part, who do not want to be donors they must resort to the INAT for the management of their opposition registration. Download opposition form HERE.
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Shoot down myths about organ and tissue donation It is the main cultural barrier to overcome, so it is important to know that:
– The donor’s body is not disfigured.
– If a person arrives at the emergency room and is a donor, the first thing the doctors will do is try to save their life.
– It is only when there is no possibility of life and death has been certified, that is when donation is considered as a possibility.
Some relevant data
– The first cornea graft was performed in the middle of 1979, at the Fernando Oca del Valle Foundation.
– On September 27, 1995, the first bone marrow graft was performed for the treatment of leukemia, at the central hospital of the Social Welfare Institute.
– December 18, 1985, first successful kidney transplant, at the Hospital de Clínicas.
– First heart transplant, on July 9, 1996, at the Baptist Medical Center.
– On March 15, 2015, liver transplant, at the Hospital de Clínicas.
– On May 17, 2018, first capture of the placenta, at the “San Pablo” Maternal and Child General Hospital.
