Why Donate Organs?
Less than 1% of people experience brain-death in a manner to make solid internal organ donation medically viable. Not surprising, there is always a huge imbalance between demand for organs and its supply. Due to the dearth of organs, many people continue to be on waiting lists for organs and could spend a decade battling the condition. For instance, patients suffering kidney failure need to be on the dialysis machine for more than 8 hours on a single day while those needing lung or heart transplant may just be living-dead, waiting endlessly for the new lease of life. Awareness is Key Although the infamous sale of organs has cast a cloud of fear and doubt on the subject of organ donation, efforts are underway on the national and international scale to bust the trade of organs. The crucial step is to create awareness about the merits of organ donation by removing the element of doubt and concern among the public. In that respect, eye and blood donation has shown marked improvement follow
