Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Possibilities for kidney exchange in Mexico

Last week Mike Rees and I spoke at the Centro Medico ABC in Mexico City, to try to help them organize kidney exchange in Mexico.  I'm looking forward to seeing what develops...

Here is some media coverage in Spanish...I can't tell (from Google translate) how clearly various conversations are reported...since I don't speak Spanish, some interviews were also conducted through translators.

Alvin Roth y su mercado de riñones


DISEÑÓ Y ARMÓ UN MERCADO DE RIÑONES FUNCIONALLas repugnantes transacciones 
de Alvin Roth

Radio interview
El Premio Nobel de Economía 2012 viene a contarnos sobre un nuevo esquema para resolver el problema de donación de órganos.

Promueven en México intercambio de riñón para trasplante


photographic agency seems to be selling photos from the talk I gave at the hospital, at http://agencia.cuartoscuro.com/agencia/categories.php?cat_id=142&sessionid=85691f499806cd80127beb46f415fab0 

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Update: here are other news stories with maybe some confusion in the first about the connection between kidney exchange and repugnant transactions...
Nobel de economía diseña mercado de riñones para salvar más vidas



Premio Nobel de Economía al servicio de la medicina 

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