National Transplant Awareness Week - Ireland

Carrick Times
THE Public Health Agency is urging everyone in Northern Ireland to join forces to support National Transplant Awareness Week, which runs from Monday, July 9 to Friday, July 15.

The theme for this year’s National Transplant Awareness Week is ‘Pass it On’, which is about encouraging others to sign the register and most importantly expressing their wishes to family and friends.

Dr Eddie Rooney, chief executive of the PHA and chair of the Northern Ireland Committee for Organ Donation, said: “I have signed the NHS organ donor register, and told my friends and families . . . have you?

“Over 90 per cent of families will agree to donation if a loved one is registered and has discussed their wishes. This drops to around 40 per cent if donation wishes aren’t known.

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{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}