Locals encouraged to talk about organ donation this week

Locals are being urged to become organ and tissue donors this DonateLife Week.

Around 1,800 Australians are on the waitlist for an organ donation, and Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing Ged Kearney says Eyre Peninsula locals could be the reason someone gets a second chance at life.

“This DonateLife Week, we are encouraging all locals to register and to talk about organ and tissue donation with their family and friends, Ms Kearney says.

“Australians who register as organ and tissue donors can be the reason that someone else gets a second chance at life.”