More than 10,000 people currently need an organ transplant in the UK
of whom 1,000 a year (3 a day) will die before an organ becomes available.
Just one donor can help up to nine different people. NHS Blood and Transplant
has kicked started a countdown to their first multi-media UK-wide organ
donation campaign on 2nd November, to encourage the country to sign up
to the Organ Donor Register. Louisa McGregor-Smith, 2-year-old heart transplant
recipient, dressed as ‘Dorothy’, gave a heart to 33 ‘Tin Men’ (famous
for needing a heart in The Wizard of Oz), to highlight the fact that at
least 33 people who need a transplant will die between now and the launch.
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A viral game has been created, based around the Tin Man. You can More importantly you have the opportunity to sign up to the Organ |
Date
23 October 2009
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