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
0800 22 66 11
You can register as an organ donor by contacting the Organ Donor Foundation toll-free line at 0800 22 66 11, or. registering online.
| Area: | Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town |
| Region: | Western Cape |
| Physical Address: | Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, The Annexe – Suite 501, 162 Longmarket Street, Cape Town |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 2349, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa |
| Phone: | 0800 22 66 11 |
| Fax: | +27 (0)21 426 0197 |
| Contact Person: | Samantha Volschenk – Executive Director |
| Email: | |
| Web: | www.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.
How do organ donors work in South Africa?
South Africa has a detailed legal framework governing the donation, removal, use, and further processing of tissue and human organs.
No one may be coerced – directly or indirectly – to donate tissue. And no form of undue pressure may be used to influence a person’s decision to donate.
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?
Research points to lots of additional factors.
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.