Reps Pass Bill To Establish National Deceased Organ, Tissue Donation Programme For 2nd Reading

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a National Deceased Organ and Tissue Donation Programme for Nigeria, with provisions for the regulation of organ and tissue donation, recovery, preservation, allocation and transplantation.
The bill, titled : “ A Bill for an Act to Establish a National Deceased Organ and Tissue Donation Programme for the Federal Republic of Nigeria ,” is sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, and six other lawmakers.
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for deceased organ and tissue donation and transplantation, including the creation of ...