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Blood brothers exchange kidneys

Posted on June 9, 2013

At Haifa’s Rambam hospital, Israeli-Arab Mohammed Eckert received a kidney from David Ben-Yair’s son whilst simultaneously Israeli-Jew David Ben-Yair received a kidney from Mohammed’s wife. “We bonded both physically and mentally,” said David. “Here, in our country, and in the … Continue reading →

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Kidney exchanges save lives

Posted on June 30, 2024

Israeli Ronit and a kidney transplant recipient in Czechia (Czech Republic) underwent a kidney exchange thanks to Israel’s National Transplant Center. Ronit’s friend Yair donated his kidney to the Czech recipient, whose wife donated her kidney to Ronit. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-804396 https://www.gov.il/en/departments/units/transplant_center/govil-landing-page

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1st-ever ‘domino triple kidney-pair exchange’ saves 3 lives

Posted on July 17, 2011

Unrelated donors provided their organs to strangers so that their own loved ones would likewise receive treatment. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=228097

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Six-way kidney transplant includes UAE couple

Posted on August 1, 2021

For the first time an Israeli kidney exchange has included patients in the UAE. Shani at Sheba gave her kidney to a woman in Abu Dhabi whose daughter gave her kidney to a woman in Haifa whose husband donated his … Continue reading →

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Exchanging kidneys to save loved ones

Posted on December 22, 2019

There have been some amazing stories (see here) of Israelis donating a kidney to a total stranger while a relative of that stranger donates a kidney to the Israeli’s relative. Thanks to an agreement with the Czech Republic, this recently … Continue reading →

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