• Friday, March 29, 2024

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Minorities urged to give the gift of life

By: Eastern Eye Staff

THE UK government has announced a new campaign focusing on raising awareness within ethnic minority communities of or­gan donation. NHS Blood and Transplant figures re­vealed that 21 per cent of people who died on the waiting list last year were from a BAME background compared with 15 per cent ten years ago. Last year, one in 10 patients who needed a transplant sadly passed away were Asian. Aari Patel, three, died in 2016 but was able to save the lives of two children through organ donation. His parents Jay and Sina Patel said doctors were surprised the matter of donation…

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