More hope for Albertans waiting for life saving organ donations
Posted Nov 8, 2013 12:00 pm.
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The Redford goverment is going to make it easier for people to register as organ and tissue donors.
A new agency is being created to co-ordinate organ and tissue donations.
People will be able to register when they renew their driver’s licence or goverment identification, and in time, also on-line.
The information will be saved, and health professionals will be able to access.
Health Minister Fred Horne is confident Albertans will step up with discussion about organ donations becoming as common place as, ‘have you had your flu shot ?’
Alberta has one of the lowest organ donation rates in Canada, with less than 10 donors for every one million people. About 75 people who are on the transplant wait list die each year in this province.
Health officials say the new agency should be fully integrated into the goverment’s computer system within three to five years.
