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In South Africa, in 2007, there were 688 organ and cornea transplants. Exactly 288 of these were solid organ transplants broken down into the following:

• Hearts: 24 adults and 2 paediatric
• Heart/lung: 0
• Lungs: 7 adults
• Livers: 24 adults, 2 adolescent and 9 paediatric
• Simultaneous kidney/pancreas: 10 adults. These transplants were all carried out in Johannesburg.
• Simultaneous kidney/liver: 1 paediatric
• Kidneys: 195 adult, 7 adolescent and 7 paediatric of which:
  • 57 adult, 7 adolescent and 7 paediatric transplants were live related
  • 14 adult kidney transplants were non-related
  • 34% of kidney donors were related to the recipient
• 356 adults, 29 adolescents and 15 children had their sight restored through a cornea transplant.

Phone the Organ Donor Foundation, toll free, on 0800 22 6611 or visit www.odf.org.za for more information.

– (Organ Donor Foundation, updated May 2008)
 

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