Why are there still so many people needing organ transplants?
With new technology and medical procedures, many lives that would have been lost ten years ago can now be saved by organ transplantation. Many of these people waiting are children, and few adult donors can donate to children. However, the number of organs donated hasn’t been able to keep pace with the need – thousands of people die every year waiting for an organ donation. When you consider that one organ donor can save approximately nine lives through organ donation – and improve dozens more through tissue donation – the importance of becoming a donor is much more apparent.
