Why are there fewer organ transplants in South Africa?

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 2 a.m.

Tina was diagnosed with a rare heart condition as a baby.\nShe fought against odds that said she wouldn\u2019t live to be a teenager.\nThanks to double lung and heart transplant, she has just celebrated her 40th birthday. \nBut for the 5000 people in need of an organ transplant in South Africa today, there is a long and difficult wait.\nAnd the pandemic has only made things more difficult.

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