Organ donation rate drops, prompting calls for registration to be allowed through drivers licences again
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Samantha Kapustin s life has changed for the better since she received a new liver.
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A year ago, Samantha Kapustin could only dream of bouncing on a trampoline. I was so tired and spent most of my life in my bed or just doing nothing, she said. It sucked to see all my friends doing things I couldn t do.
The 13-year-old was born with biliary atresia, a rare and incurable liver disease that can be deadly if not treated.
A 2020 report on organ and tissue donation and transplantation shows that despite the significant impact of COVID-19, around 4,000 Australians benefitted.
Data released today reveals the true impact the Coronavirus pandemic had on life-saving organ donation and transplantation rates in 2020, prompting calls.