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Joy for Mayo/Cork family after triple miracle transplants

More than 74K organ transplants made in Türkiye over 21 years

According to Türkiye's Ministry of Health, more than 74,000 organ transplants were performed between 2002 to November 2023. The most transplanted.

Half a million people register organ donation status via NHS App

More than half a million people have registered their organ donation decision for the first time via the NHS App, new data has shown.

Over 500,000 people sign up for organ donations via NHS App

More than 500,000 have made organ donation decisions via NHS App

The total number of organ donation decisions registered for the first time through the NHS App has increased by over a fifth over the last year to 546,825 (up 22% from 448,562 last August). The latest figures, which are being highlighted on the back of last week's Organ Donation Week, show that 98,263 new organ donation decisions were registered via the NHS App during the period September 2022 to August 2023. Overall, organ donation preferences have been managed 4.1 million times through the NHS App. NHS England figures show that: Registering a preference on organ donation helps NHS specialist nurses to quickly understand people's wishes, which can ultimately save lives. NHS England's delivery director for the NHS App Martin O'Neil said: "In a time when more than 7,000 patients are actively waiting for a transplant, it's really encouraging to see that the total number of organ donation decisions registered for the first time through the NHS App has increas