Tennyson Donyéa, WHYY Apr 7, 2023
April is National Donate Life Month, a time when organizations raise awareness about organ and tissue donation programs.
Nationally, more than 100,000 peopleare currently awaiting an organ transplant, including about 5,000 people in the Greater Philadelphia region, according to Rick Hasz, CEO of Gift of Life, a local organ donation program.
Hasz said most waitlisted patients in the area are waiting on a new kidney, and that some people wait for more than five years.
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