UK Urges South Asian Families to Register as Organ Donors

The NHS says many people of South Asian background in the UK are waiting a long time for organ transplants because there aren’t enough donors who match their blood and tissue types.

In the past year, 554 South Asian patients were on the waiting list but only 26 donors came from that group.

This means more than 20 patients wait for every donor.

The NHS wants families to talk about organ donation and sign the NHS Organ Donor Register so they can help others.

People who have had transplants say talking about donation can change lives.