What is Organ Donor?

Organ donation is the process when a person allows an organ of their own to be removed and transplanted to another person, legally, either by consent while the donor is alive or dead with the assent of the next of kin.

Organ Donor South Africa Contact Details

Contact us

Our office hours are 9 am – 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

We are closed over the weekend, but if you have an emergency, please refer to the emergency number at the emergency tab on the right.

Tel: 0800 22 66 11 (toll free)
Email: megan@odf.org.za

How much do organ donors get paid in South Africa?

The hospital or Tissue Bank will cover all medical expenses from the moment your family has given consent for the donation of organs/tissue. WOULD MY FAMILY RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR DONATING MY ORGANS / TISSUE? No. Organ/tissue donation is a gift.

Is organ donation allowed in South Africa?

Currently, any organ donation in South Africa, whether from a living or a dead donor, is donated altruistically, which means that it is the free choice of the donor or the family of the deceased to donate organs. There is no financial compensation for the donor.

Why do many South Africans refuse to be organ donors?

These range from religious and cultural beliefs to public perception, such as suspicion of the biomedical system, negative media portrayal of tissue and organ donation, as well as reports of unethical research elsewhere on the African continent.