Only 38 pc of Australians can donate organs

Next week DonateLife Week kicks off, raising awareness of organ donation and transplant.

Around 2000 Australians are waiting to be accepted to get an organ transplanted, but only 38 per cent of Australians have joined the Australian Organ Donor Register.

Proud First Nations health researcher Kelli Owen was diagnosed with kidney disease, and waited years to receive a kidney.

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Featured in this story: Kelli Owen – Kaurna Narungga and Ngarrindjerri woman organ recipient and health researcher

Story provided courtesy of The Wire.