Africa: ‘Transplant Forensics’ – the Legal Imperative for Organ, Tissue and Cell Transplantation Reform in Africa

[Ghanaian Times] Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation and Transplantation (OTCDT) is a medical procedure in which an organ, tissue or cell is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient to replace a damaged or missing structure. Transplantation involves organs, tissues and cells such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, heart, small bowel, stem cells, bone marrow, cornea, sclera, skin and reproductive tissues including eggs, ovaries, sperm, testicles and the uterus, among others.