Cyprus hails life-saving kidney cross-transplants with Israel

Cyprus’ Health Minister Michael Damianos on Monday hailed the finding of eight kidney cross-transplant pairs between Cyprus and Israel.

He explained that the implementation of an agreement between the countries allowed for three kidney recipients in Cyprus and five in Israel to be matched with donors from the ‘opposite’ country, thus allowing all eight to receive transplants.

The eight transplants organised is, he said, the “largest ever” chain of transplants organised in Cyprus.