Health authorities in British Columbia announced that nearly 500 people received life-saving organ transplants in 2024. The Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Transplant, and the Ministry of Health reported 481 transplants from over 200 donors. The release also highlighted the ongoing need for organ donors, with 666 people in the province still awaiting transplants.
Health authorities in British Columbia say nearly 500 people in the province received a life-saving organ transplant in 2024. A liver is prepared for transport after it was been removed from an organ donor June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Humphrey
The Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Transplant and the Ministry of Health say in a joint news release that 481 transplants in 2024 came from more than 200 donors. BC Transplant says it would also like to honour the additional 44 deceased donors and their families who consented to donation but were unfortunately not suitable.
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