What is Organ Donor?
Organ Donation is a medical procedure where one person donates an organ, or tissue, to another person who needs a transplant.
People who need an organ or tissue transplant are usually very sick or dying because one or more of their organs are failing.
Organ Donor South Africa Contact Details
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 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.
How much does it cost to donate organs in South Africa?
No, it costs nothing to sign up as an organ/tissue donor. No, the donor and his/her family will not incur any costs.
The hospital or Tissue Bank will cover all medical expenses from the moment your family has given consent for the donation of organs/tissue
How many people are organ donors in South Africa?
BACKGROUND. South Africa (SA) has one of the lowest deceased organ donor rates in the world (1.4 donors per million population), with thousands of patients awaiting solid-organ transplantation.
Why is there a shortage of donor organs in South Africa?
The sale of human organs is illegal in South Africa, as it is in most other parts of the world.
The issue is also influenced by a negative and often sensationalist portrayal of organ donation in the media, and reports of unethical research on the continent.