Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance welcomes the addition of Living Organ Donation within the new Organ Donation and Transplantation strategy launched on 01 June 2021. We are committed to raising awareness of both living and deceased donations to improve the life chances of those waiting for transplants from our communities and continue to promote both types of donation.
The Organ Donation and Transplantation: Meeting the Need strategy launched on 01 June and sets the ambition for the next 10 years and sets out the vision for the UK to be a world leader in organ donation and transplantation.
This is also the first time deceased and living organ donation has been brought together into one strategy but there is still more work to do.
While the number of donors has risen considerably in recent years, the number of organs transplanted has not increased at the same rate, as more organs are not of suitable quality for transplant.