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South Africa’s Catholics need to know that the church approves of organ donations.
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Will the new pope continue support for ethical organ donation?

It is important for South Africa’s about 3.5 million Catholics to know that the church approves, especially given the low donor rates in the country

  • Terry Adams
5 min read
At any given time, some 4 300 South Africans are in need of organ or tissue donation. Yet only around 1.4 donors per million people are registered organ donors.
ORGAN DONATION

Hardly any South Africans are organ donors. What can be done to change this

Organ and tissue donation has not received the priority that it should have from the South African government. A few concrete steps would make a dramatic difference.

  • Melodie Labuschaigne
5 min read