Are you an Organ Donor?

According to organdonor.gov, there are 109,000+ men, women, and children on the national transplant waiting list as of September 2020. A total of 39,718 transplants were performed in 2019 and 17 people per day die while waiting for an organ transplant.

We can all do our part by becoming a registered donor, and here’s why:

In the United States, 90% of adults financially support organ donation but only 60% of them are actually signed up as donors.

Every 9 minutes another person is added to the transplant waiting list.

One donor can save 8 lives because they can donate up to 8 lifesaving organs: Heart, 2 Lungs, Liver Pancreas, 2 Kidneys and Intestines.

While researching this critical topic, I’ve read that “…individuals waiting for an organ transplant will have a better chance of receiving a transplant if there are large numbers of donors from their racial or ethnic background. This is because compatible blood types and tissue markers—critical qualities for donor and recipient matching—are more likely to be found among members of the same ethnicity. So, more diversity in the donor pool helps everyone.” (www.life-source.org)

Currently, ethnic minorities are in desperate need of more organs; eye and tissue donors. They represent 58% of the national organ transplant waiting list but only 33% of actual donors (www.life-source.org).

Additionally, the need for more donors in the U.S. is imperative because only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for deceased organ donation.

Are you a registered donor?

Look for us at: www.diversehumanitysolutions.com

Find more information about organ donation at: www.organdonor.gov