—through Shriners Peru Club— made a donation of 30 square meters of human skin to the
Last Saturday night —on a flight and respecting the biosafety standards (-40 degrees Celsius)— properly-preserved human skin arrived in the Peruvian capital city and was taken to the tissue bank of the National Institute of Child Health (INSN).
The human skin will allow the treatment of a minor affected by the blaze, and also for children with large burns as a consequence of the gas tanker truck deflagration in the peripheral district.
The
Shriners Peru Club spokespersons highlighted the support, as well as efforts undertaken by the Health Ministry and customs officials, who provided all the facilities to enable the arrival of this donation.
"We regret what happened in Villa El Salvador, and this is the time to help. There has been a great logistics mobilization by our institution and the support of the Health Ministry and Customs for the arrival of this skin for the affected children," he added.
So far, the accident has left 14 people dead and 48 injured.