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The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare has announced government’s plans to enact a law that permits individuals to donate their organs, by the end of the year 2024.
 
Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, highlighted the importance of the legislation stating that the legislation will also oversee organ transplants and related procedures.

The implementation of this law has become a necessity following the increase in demands for the organs by ailing patients. According to him, this will help save more lives.

Dr. Nsiah Asare added that there are the ongoing efforts by government to expedite the passage of this law.

He mentioned that a draft document has been submitted to the Ministry of Health by a consortium of healthcare professionals advocating for tissue and organ transplant initiatives.

The proposed legislation aims to regulate various aspects of organ donation, including the donation of vital organs such as eyes, hearts, and kidneys in the event of accidents or fatalities.

Dr. Nsiah Asare emphasised the essence of parliamentary endorsement to ensure legal clarity surrounding organ donation and transplantation processes.

He said, “there is a draft document which has been sent to the Ministry of Health by a group of health professionals who have interest in tissue and organ transplant. So, there should be tissue organ donation and transplant law so that people can donate, for example, their eyes for cornea transplant."

“They can donate their heart, they can donate their kidneys or whatever if they have an accident or in case of accident or in case of death. We should have a law passed by Parliament, to back it so that there will be no legal issues of organ donation and transplantation. And this is what we are working together with the Ghana Health Service.”