The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants Spain has been the world leader in organ donation for the last 25 years and in 2016 it broke its own record for the number of transplants carried out. But how has Spain done it? https://www.thelocal.es/20170915/how-spain-became-world-leader-at-organ-transplants Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:00:58 +0200 how-spain-became-world-leader-at-organ-transplants How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants Juan Benito Druet has just learned that his life may be about to change. https://www.thelocal.es/20170417/how-spain-became-the-world-leader-in-organ-transplants Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:32:06 +0200 how-spain-became-the-world-leader-in-organ-transplants Global leader Spain carries out its 100,000th transplant Spain performed its 100,000th transplant to maintain its crown at the top of the global transplant rankings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160225/global-transplant-leader-spain-reaches-its-100000th-transplant Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:21:03 +0100 global-transplant-leader-spain-reaches-its-100000th-transplant Gang arrested trying to buy kidney of immigrant Five people have been arrested for attempting to buy the organ from a penniless immigrant for €6,000. It was to transplant into the son of a criminal gang boss suffering from kidney disease. https://www.thelocal.es/20150518/gang-tried-to-buy-kidney-of-impoverished-immigrant Mon, 18 May 2015 15:21:05 +0200 gang-tried-to-buy-kidney-of-impoverished-immigrant Spain signs world's first organ trafficking treaty Fourteen European nations signed on Wednesday in Spain the first ever international treaty to fight human organ trafficking, a business that generates over one billion dollars in illegal profits worldwide every year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150326/european-nations-sign-worlds-first-organ-trafficking-treaty Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:51:00 +0100 european-nations-sign-worlds-first-organ-trafficking-treaty Poor immigrants targeted in illegal organ sale Police have arrested five people in Spain after a wealthy Lebanese man in need of a liver offered up to €40,000 ($55,000) to whoever was willing to undergo an illegal organ transplant. https://www.thelocal.es/20140312/police-thwart-first-illegal-organ-sale-in-spain Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:54:00 +0100 police-thwart-first-illegal-organ-sale-in-spain Germany seeks Spanish help on organ transplants Top officials and doctors from Germany are in Spain to get help on how to improve the performance and transparency of their organ donation and transplantation system. https://www.thelocal.es/20130617/germany-calls-on-spain-for-organ-transplant-expertise Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:54:00 +0200 germany-calls-on-spain-for-organ-transplant-expertise