News Release: Minister Ambrose Launches Organ and Tissue Donor Social Media Campaign - Appeals to Canadians to sign up and give the #GiftOfLife
One Organ Donor = 8 lives
One tissue donor can benefit up to 75 people
Organ and tissue donation
In Canada
4,500 people are waiting for organ transplants today.
2,124 organs transplanted (2012)
256 people on those waitlists died before receiving transplants (2011)
While many Canadians are aware of the need for organ transplants, there remains a shortage of donors.
To Compare
Canada 15.6
USA 25.8
Spain 35.1
Donors per million population
We can do better.
