Article: Vic: Move to put organ donation on the political agenda


AAP General News (Australia)
01-05-2004
Vic: Move to put organ donation on the political agenda

MELBOURNE, Jan 5 AAP - A health group wants organ donation to be placed on the political
agenda in the next federal election as Australia continues to record one of the world's
lowest organ donation rates.

Kidney Health Australia has called on all political parties to urgently address issues
which obstruct organ donation in the hospital system.

Recent figures show that to the end of November, 2003 organs were donated from just
168 people compared to 206 for 2002, a 12 per cent decline.

Kidney Health Australia chief executive Anne Wilson said Australia had the second lowest
rate of organ ...

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