Name: New campaign aims to address shortage of foreign organ donors in Czechia
Uploaded: 2024-11-29T11:00:23+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Over 220 people in Czechia donated organs for transplantation last year, but a shortage of donors persists, especially among foreigners who have been living in the country. To help address this issue, the Prague-based Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) has launched a new website to explain the importance of organ donation to the

Photo: Ondřej Vaňura, Czech Radio

Over 220 people in Czechia donated organs for transplantation last year, but a shortage of donors persists, especially among foreigners who have been living in the country. To help address this issue, the Prague-based Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) has launched a new website to explain the importance of organ donation to the bereaved.

Two years ago, doctors in Czechia transplanted 80 organs from foreign donors, but this year, it was only 14 so far.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková