[A femoral neck fracture and a kidney transplantation in Egypt].
The mother of an Egyptian friend of the author is admitted to Asyut University Hospital after breaking her hip. A number of direct relatives spend the night in her hospital room and discuss the situation with the surgeon the next day. They are subsequently sent out to buy an artificial joint, and to bring the fee for the operation. The 2000 Egyptian Pounds which is claimed for this is later, during the operation, increased by 500 Egyptian Pounds, equivalent to about 150 US dollars. This is relatively cheap compared with the kidney transplant of another relative, which amounted to 40,000 Egyptian Pounds. Most of this money was used to pay the donor, since Egyptian law only allows the transplantation of organs from living donors.
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute, Caïro, Egypte. hbwzw@rite.com
D004534:Egypt; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics*; D019520:Living Donors; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
Een collumfractuur en een niertransplantatie in Egypte.