South Africa needs better policies to deal with the organ donation crisis
The demand for donor organs far outstrips the supply because data is not shared, not all hospitals are equipped to do transplants and the National Health Act is inadequate
Donor
If your dying baby’s organs could save an adult’s life, would you donate them?
It’s a tough decision — and one few grieving parents are willing to make
The South African Bone Marrow Registry celebrates 30 years of saving lives
‘It’s not drilling into bones!’: Misconceptions keep donors away, says SABMR, but a match outside of a patient’s family is a needle in a haystack
More ethnically diverse bone marrow donors needed to save lives
The myth that regenerative stem cells are body parts has led to donor reluctance