Organ donation plummeted during Covid – and now 13 million Australians are being urged to take the 60 seconds required to register as donors to help save lives.
Organ donation plummeted about 25 per cent in Australia during the Covid pandemic, declining for the first time since the national transplant program was established in 2009.
The nation’s organ transplant waitlist also blew out to a 10-year high, surpassing 1900 people in December, according to OrganMatch. It currently sits at about 1750.
Authorities are urging the 13 million Australians aged 16-plus who are eligible to register…
