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Article: Life's the ultimate gift so let others know if you'd give it; With so many people desperate for help, now's the time to talk about organ donation, says Dr Tony Jewell.(Features)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- July 14, 2008
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Byline: Dr Tony Jewell
LAST week was National Transplant Week, when a concerted effort was made to make the public aware of the urgent need for organ donors.
The target for the week was to register an additional 80,000 people as organ donors across the UK.
But to sign up donors for just one week of the year isn't enough - it is something that we should be advocating 365 days a year.
There are 480 people waiting for transplants in Wales alone at the moment, many of them children.
More than 90% of people support organ donation in ...