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15,000 sign up on first day of organ donor week

Tuesday 23 October 2012

The first day of the organ donation week has seen 15,000 people sign up as potential donors, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

The online action features famous Dutch people encouraging people to go to the website transplantatiestichting.nl to register as donors.

The Netherlands has around 5.6 million registered donors and a waiting list of some 1,300 patients. For instance, someone needing a kidney transplant can wait four years until a suitable kidney becomes available.

The health ministry wants people to register as donors to avoid families having to decide on donation after a loved one dies.

Are you an organ donor? Share your views using the comment box below.

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Readers' Comments

This system does not seem very effective, due to human nature (lazy and lacking incentives). In several countries (like Portugal) an opt-out system is used. Everyone is a potential donor by default and if you disagree you can sign-up as "Non-Donor".

By Roger | 23 October 2012 4:41 PM

People that donate their organs for nothing, any idea how much money is made from your free donation? (Lots!)

By The visitor | 23 October 2012 6:18 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/31/spain-health-family-transplant

Despite economic difficulties this is one of the biggest reasons to be proud of being Spanish: The best system and highest donation rate in the world!

Thanks to all nurses, doctors, surgeons and specialists that make this happen!

By Ivan | 23 October 2012 8:18 PM

I have a solution... If you are not on the donor list you can't get a organ if you need one. Its that simple....If you will not give...YOU WILL NOT GET...

By Destiny | 24 October 2012 2:11 PM