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April 27,2012 - - - - 113,953 AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST

91,996 waiting for a kidney

16,098 waiting for a liver

1,269 waiting for a pancreas

2,153 waiting for a Kidney-Pancreas

3,172 waiting for a heart

1,632 waiting for a lung

52 waiting for a heart-lung

278 waiting for small bowel

One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives

One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Walkers put their best foot forward for organ donation - DonateLife Week Australia

The Sidney Morning Herald | Ewa Kretowicz

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher joined the federal parliamentary secretary for health and ageing Catherine King, at the 2012 DonateLife walk from Regatta Point early this morning.

As the temperature hit 13 degrees in Canberra more than 2000 people walked around Lake Burley Griffin to raise awareness and show their support for organ donation.

The walk was one of the organised events of DonateLife week and Greens ACT Legislative Assembly member Shane Rattenbury urged Canberrans to consider becoming registered donors, and to discuss their decision with their family.
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/walkers-put-best-foot-forward-for-organ-donation-20120222-1tn01.html#ixzz1n7rL5igQ

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Walkers put their best foot forward for organ donation - DonateLife Week Australia

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