Lifesaving record as many more Australians say yes to Gift of Life
(WorldNews Politics)

Australia has recorded a major increase in lifesaving and life changing organ donations and transplants, following a record rise in donor consent rates over the past year. `With the greatest number of people donating their organs, a record 1,544 Australians received transplants in 2018, 144 more than the previous year,` said the Minister responsible for the Organ and Tissue Authority, Ken Wyatt AM. `We salute from the bottom of our hearts the 554 selfless and generous Australians who have given the gift of life in the past year, especially their families, who play a crucial role by confirming their loved one wanted to be a donor. `This means that in the ten years since the national program...