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Paying kidney donors won’t solve the problem | Letters
- Latest: UK debates kidney markets; advocates urge prevention and ethical donation over payment.
- Allegations that kidney markets could exploit vulnerable people without solving the shortage.
- NHS donor process cited as chaotic by an aspiring altruistic donor sharing personal delays.
- Iranian organ market debates note that waiting lists and transplants did not align with claimed outcomes.
- Officials say preventing kidney disease and improving care is key to reducing transplant gaps.
- UK transplant data shows 7,000 in need with only about a third receiving transplants in 2024/25.
- Altruism remains a driver; more than half would consider family donation, a third a friend, and some a stranger.
- Editorial urges focus on prevention, research, and fair access rather than markets.
- Letters challenge public attitudes and ethics of organ markets.
- The piece cites disparities in kidney disease and care shaping donor access.
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