Quebec kidney transplant program aims to boost donor rate

On the heels of a two-year pilot project, the Quebec Health Department will launch a living kidney donor program.
Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced Friday the program will get $1.5 million in recurring funds annually, and will be co-ordinated at the downtown Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal.
At least 786 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in Quebec, which has the lowest rate of living donations in Canada, Barrette said.
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