Transplant scare: one in three organs ends up outside the island.

It would be a nearly perfect machine, fueled by the great generosity of the Sardinians, but it proceeds with the handbrake on . This is the fault of a mechanism sadly jammed by numerical and healthcare logics that are decidedly slower than the progression of the diseases. Thus, a third of donated organs end up outside the region, often even more . "But not because they aren't needed here: simply because there isn't enough healthcare staff to allow those in need of a transplant to complete the preparatory visits for being placed on the waiting lists," denounces Pino Argiolas, longtime president of Prometeo .

Another alarm is raised from AIDO: "The well-known ills of healthcare unfortunately also impact transplant activity," comments regional president Roberto Simbula . This is almost a paradox for the island, which continues to shine for its altruism, and where so many do not stop at pain, deciding to transform it into an investment in life.

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