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Organ failure affects people from a wide range of social, age, gender, educational, cultural, faith and ethnic backgrounds. Minority ethnic groups already experience many health inequalities and transplant services are no different. And significant variation exists between groups ? in demand, access, and waiting times for these services.
Donation is on the increase, but so is demand for more organs. And while surveys show a majority agree with donation, most people don?t sign up. A new nationwide strategy aims to ?radically change? our attitudes to donation and increase the number of people donating to a third by 2020.
http://theconversation.com/organ-failure-doesnt-discriminate-but-donation-does-16489
Donation is on the increase, but so is demand for more organs. And while surveys show a majority agree with donation, most people don?t sign up. A new nationwide strategy aims to ?radically change? our attitudes to donation and increase the number of people donating to a third by 2020.
http://theconversation.com/organ-failure-doesnt-discriminate-but-donation-does-16489