Kidney exchange in Brazil: prelude

 Yesterday I flew home from a busy visit to Brazil, with Mike Rees and Dr. Gustavo Ferreira.  

On Wednesday we all traveled to the capital, Brasilia, meeting with government ministries and agencies about how to move kidney exchange forward there.

Our most promising meeting on Wednesday was with the company that organizes the hospitals associated with Brazil's Federal universities. We talked about research possibilities

Wednesday Aug 7: Brazilian Hospital Services Company

Our most important meeting was on Thursday with the Ministry of Health  We talked about how clinical trials of kidney exchange in Brazil could help guide changes in Brazil's organ transplant laws and regulations.

Thursday: Brazil Ministry of Health, August 8 2024

On Friday we traveled to Juiz de Fora where we participated in a transplant symposium at the Santa Casa hospital there

On Saturday we had an exciting finish to the trip, but it's not my story to tell yet, so I'll blog again after there is an official announcement.

Earlier:

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Stanford Impact Labs announces support for kidney exchange in Brazil, India, and the U.S.