Trinidad and Tobago
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What You Can Do in Trinidad and Tobago
Opt-InSystem
None SetMinimum Age
NoneDonor Register
Trinidad and Tobago has no donor register and no online sign-up.
Call the MinistryHow to Register
- Write down your wish to be a donor and keep it with you.
- Tell your nearest relative what you decided.
- Ask the Ministry of Health how its National Organ Transplant Unit records donors.
What the Law Says
Under the Human Tissue Transplant Act, a wish you expressed in your lifetime is enough for a hospital to authorize donation after death.
The Law: 2 Documents
Your Family
Your family decides only if you left no wish, in the order the Act sets.
The Need in Trinidad and Tobago
~200kidney transplants in 15 years, ~1 in 4 from deceased donors 2006 to 2020. Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2022
