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Algerian doctor Ahmed Bougroura (R), head of nephrology department at Batna's university hospital, 435 kms east of Algiers, operates on a transplant patient on July 26, 2017. In Algeria and across the entire Maghreb in North Africa, many people continue to suffer or die because of the lack of donors. Part of the problem lies with laws restricting the harvesting of human organs, coupled with cultural or religious reticence, despite Muslim theologians' approval of organ donations. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)