{"id":21826,"date":"2024-09-02T02:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T02:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21826"},"modified":"2024-09-02T02:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T02:09:37","slug":"guyana-to-begin-hla-testing-for-organ-transplants-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-to-begin-hla-testing-for-organ-transplants-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana to Begin HLA Testing for Organ Transplants by Year-End"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana is set to become the first country in the Caribbean to conduct human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing for organ transplants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during a recent media engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the country sends samples for HLA testing abroad, specifically to Miami. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Ministry of Health has acquired the necessary equipment to perform the tests locally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system is expected to be fully operational before the end of 2024, with trained personnel in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HLA testing is a critical component in determining the compatibility of human organs before transplant surgeries, and this new capability will also support the establishment of a local donor registry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development will expedite the process of matching organ donors with recipients and ensure adherence to global standards for organ transplantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By conducting HLA testing in Guyana, the health sector will benefit from faster turnaround times for test results, enhancing the country&#8217;s organ transplant program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon Guyana is set to become the first country in the Caribbean to conduct human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing for organ transplants. The announcement was made by Minister&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21827,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21826\/revisions\/21827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}