Overview
- Mexico’s CENATRA reported 18,912 people on the national waiting list as of November 2025 and launched the 2026 campaign “Por un México sin lista de espera.”
- In Mexico, families retain final authority to authorize donation at the time of death despite any prior individual registration.
- Argentina notes more than 7,000 people awaiting transplants, operating under the 2019 “Ley Justina” opt-out system for adult donors.
- Peru’s EsSalud highlighted 44 transplants completed so far in 2026 and showcased a 2025 heart-transplant patient to promote donation.
- Specialists emphasize the reach of each donor—about eight recipients for solid organs, with far more when tissues are included—while Mexico’s donation rate remains about 4.3 donors per million residents versus roughly 45 in Spain.