More Australians are donating organs but demand is outstripping supply

NEWS: Organ donation has hit a record high this year with more than 500 people offering body parts to save lives this year.

Image of Harry Irvine in hospital bed

“มันเป็นของขวัญที่ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดที่คุณสามารถจะให้ได้ นั่นคือการให้ชีวิต” – แบรนดอน เออร์วีน Source: Image obtained by SBS News

“It’s hard, there’s no doubt about that, but the feeling afterwards is indescribable,” Mr Irvine told SBS News.

“It’s the biggest gift you can give, it is giving life.”

According to the latest national figures from the Australian and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry, more than 500 Australians donated their organs in 2018 – and on average, each donation saved three lives.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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By Jessica Washington
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Source: SBS News

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