While Black residents make up 19 percent of Virginia’s population, they represent 50 percent of the patients on the state’s organ transplant waiting list, data shows.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Large racial disparities among Virginia organ donors have kept some patients on the organ transplant waiting list for years, while others never get the call that a life-saving match was found. LifeNet, a nonprofit that works with people in need of new organs, wants to renew hope by putting a spotlight on National Multi-Ethnic Donation Awareness Month.
While he waits for a donation, his life revolves around dialysis four hours a day, three times a week. CJ Richardson knows the angst Jackson and others feel as they wait for a kidney match.He recently shared a video on social media, celebrating seven years since a donor saved his life. The video stressed the importance of organ donation.
Potts said family members of potential African American donors are less likely to consent to their loved one being a donor and African American majority geographical areas show significantly lower levels of donor registrations.
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