Organ Donation Awareness Campaign
The BlogCatalog Community is sponsoring a challenge today to raise awareness for organ donation. This issue, although it involves a very personal decision, is incredibly important to the lives of many people across the world.
Across the United States, 19 people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs. There are more than 170,000 people waiting for an organ transplant in the United States and Europe combined. Even more staggering, there are 2 million people waiting in China and Africa does not currently have a system in place to accurately calculate the number of people in need.
Organ donation is truly the gift of life. One organ and tissue donor has the ability to save or improve the lives of as many as 50 people. During the tragic loss of a loved one, many organ donor families have found some solace in knowing that their dearly departed loved ones have managed to help others even in death.
Please visit the links below for more information on becoming an organ donor:
