Social media sites take up organ donation cause

Saudi Gazette | Laura Bashraheel
JEDDAH — Despite advancements in medicine and technology, the demand for organs drastically outstrips the number of organ donors in the Kingdom and social media websites are becoming a tool to promote and raise awareness about humanitarian causes.

Recently, a hashtag was created in order to urge more people to donate their organs. Started in Arabic, the hashtage translates to “I announce donating my organs after my death”, and urges people to fill out organ donation cards. The organ donation card is a proof that someone has agreed to donate his/her organs after death and it can be found online through Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation’s (SCOT) website:http://www.scot.org.sa/.

The hashtag, that has only been active for a few days, has received wide support with people tweeting on how donating organs is a good deed that will be rewarded by God. Also, users hare spreading awareness on the importance of organ donation by posting links to SCOT and the organ donation card.

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{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}