Did you know one donor can transform the lives of up to ten recipients?
Organ transplants can be life-saving for heart, lung and liver recipients while kidney and pancreas transplants dramatically improve lives of recipients.
Tissue transplants include heart valves to save the lives of babies and young people, skin to treat people with severe burns and eye tissue to restore sight or repair eyes.
Your driver licence is only an indication of what you want. When donation is possible, a health professional will have a discussion with your family. They will ask your family for their agreement to donate, and what organs and tissues they agree to donate. This is why it is important to have a conversation with your family about your wishes.
Start the conversation today and give the gift of life.
More information is available at Organ Donation NZ.