Law 26.928: Comprehensive protection system for people on waiting lists and transplanted. Broadening rights to build adherence
Geronimo Ellena1, Lorena N. Luque1, Cecilia Franzolini1, Paula Prada1, Marcial Angos1.
1Social Work Division, ECODAIC, Córdoba, Argentina
Social Work Division.
Introduction: In Argentina, organ and tissue transplants became firmly established towards the end of the 1970s, which necessitated the need for regulation. Currently, national law 27.447 establishes these standards and guidelines.
In 2013, National Law No. 26.928 was enacted, creating the Comprehensive Protection System for transplanted people and those on waiting lists. This innovative law seeks to ensure the full family and social integration of people undergoing transplantation, recognizing their rights and specific needs.
The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of the implementation of Law 26.928 on the target population and its incidence on the quality of life.
Methods: An analysis of the rights established in articles 1, 2, 4, 5, and 11 of this law was carried out by the Social Work Division of Ecodaic, as well as information collection through the application of a semi-structured survey to 200 people undergoing transplantation in the province of Córdoba.
Results: 58% of the population reported difficulties in accessing rights (medication, transportation, and non-contributory pension), which implies the need to carry out procedures in different organizations, fragmenting accessibility.
Conclusion: The social rights contemplated in the law and from a comprehensive health perspective contribute to improving adherence in health-disease-treatment-care processes and to socio-economic and family organization.
More than 10 years after the law was enacted, we maintain that the social issue in the transplantation process is complex, therefore, the social variables concerning this law are not sufficient to address the multiple social needs that would imply a comprehensive approach.
This social and legal system establishes a specific legal framework to improve adherence to treatment for people undergoing transplantation, as well as continuing to contribute to concrete possibilities of access to health, treatments, and necessary care from a perspective of citizenship construction.
We understand that the existence of Law 26.928 enables a new space for social rights in continuous construction and social struggle. Broadening rights to build adherence.