Stand and de-liver

Should we allow organ donation from non-related living donors? Dr ROSNIZA ABD AZIZ examines this prickly issue 

THE era of organ transplantation began just 45 years ago when Dr Joseph Murray performed the first successful kidney transplant in Boston, Massachusetts. Organ transplantation is a triumph of modern medicine. Indeed, it is a technologically sophisticated, relatively high cost, often life-or-death intervention for patients with end-stage organ disease.