Organ Donation in an African Culture

Strategies to facilitate organ donation among African Americans.

The greatest challenge for transplantation is the significant disparity in the number of organs available relative to the demand. African Americans in particular are disproportionately represented on the national transplantwaiting list for amyriad of reasons. Although accounting for merely 13% of the national population (1), African Americans comprise 30% of the 123,000 waitlist candidates (2)....

Altruism in organ donation: an unnecessary requirement?

Altruism has long been taken to be the guiding principle of ethical organ donation in the UK, and has been used as justification for rejecting or allowing certain types of donation. We argue that, despite this prominent role, altruism has been poorly defined in policy and position documents, and used confusingly and inconsistently. Looking at how the term has been used over recent years allows ...

Organ donation and transplantation within the Zulu culture.

Greater knowledge and technological advancement in the field of transplantation has increased the demand for organ donation beyond the supply of organs, especially among the black communities. This imbalance arises from the few sources of organs, limitations on the techniques of organ retrieval, disparities in the allocation of organs and socio-cultural factors. The aim of this study was to inv...

Organ donation.

Transplantation is now an established form of treatment for organ failure in childhood. Much has been published on the outcome and management of children with organ transplants, the ethical issues have been widely discussed, and the criteria for the diagnosis of brain death have been established. Most transplanted organs are taken from donors who are brain dead but have a circulation and are be...

Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns