Urgent call after COVID-19 reduces organ stocks

Experts say the pandemic has impacted the Federal Government’s program to increase organ donation rates, sparking an urgent call for more registrations from the Organ and Tissue Authority.“The impacts on hospitals and logistics with flight cancellations and border closures have made a mark,” an authority spokeswoman said.“It is already a rare event for a person to receive a donor organ and we call on Australians to consider putting in their organ donor registrations. While most Australians…



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