Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

A Summit Meeting that convened over 150 representatives of scientific and medical bodies from around the world was held in Istanbul from April 30 to May 2, 2008 to address the urgent and growing problem of organ sales, transplant tourism and trafficking in organ donors in the context of the global shortage of organs. Preparatory work for the meeting was undertaken by a Steering Committee convened by The Transplantation Society and the International Society of Nephrology in Dubai in December 2007. Participants at the Istanbul Summit were selected by the Steering Committee according to the following criteria: The country liaisons with The Transplantation Society representing virtually all countries with transplantation programs; representatives from international societies and the Vatican; key stakeholders in nephrology and transplantation; public policy experts in organ transplantation; and ethicists, anthropologists, sociologists, and legal academic well recognized for their work on transplantation policy and practice. This Declaration represents the consensus of the Summit participants and is an authorized Spanish translation that will help disseminate this information among Mexican health professionals and interested readers.

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5. Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, adoptada por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 10 de diciembre de 1948. Disponible en http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

6. Artículo 3° del Protocolo para prevenir, reprimir y sancionar el tráfico de personas, especialmente de mujeres y niños, que complementa la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la delincuencia organizada transnacional. Disponible en http://www.uncjin.org/Documents/Conventions/dcatoc/final_documents_2/convention_%20traff_eng.pdf