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Statistics from Nova Scotia Health indicate there were 155 tissue donors in 2021, an increase of 40 per cent over 2020. There were also 28 people who consented to donate their organs, and 23 of them were successful donors.
Nova Scotia has seen significant rises in tissue donations as well as tissue and organ referrals one year after its groundbreaking presumed consent law came into effect.
HALIFAX — Nearly a year after Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in North America to assume residents agree to donate their organs when they die, there are challenges in getting an idea on the uptake of the program.
Nearly a year after Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in North America to assume residents agree to donate their organs when they die, there are challenges in getting an idea of the uptake of the program.
Nearly a year after Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in North America to assume residents agree to donate their organs when they die, there are challenges in getting an idea on the uptake of the program.