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What is organ donation?Organ donation saves lives. For patients suffering from end-stage organ failure, organ transplant is often the only cure and helps them gain a new life with much improved quality.

Organs and Tissues Suitable for Donation

Lung

Liver

Kidney

Cornea

Skin

Heart

Long bone

General criteria for deceased organ and tissue donation

No age limit in general

Brain death donors (with organ function temporarily maintained by a ventilating machine and drugs) can donate both organs and tissue

When cardiac death occurs, the deceased can mostly donate tissue only, such as corneas, skin and bones

Has adequate organ / tissue function

No severe / systemic infection

No HIV infection

Cancers are contraindicated except primary brain tumours and for donation of cornea

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Centralised Organ Donation Register

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Centralised Organ Donation RegisterThe Department of Health set up the Centralised Organ Donation Register in 2008 to make it more convenient for prospective donors to voluntarily register their wish to donate organs after death, and for such wish to be more reliably recorded.

The Register will enable medical personnel responsible for organ donation to know upon the patients' death about their wish to donate organs, and the bereaved family to acknowledge the deceased's wish to rekindle lives of other people.

Information stored in the Register is treated withstrict confidentiality. Only staff of the Department of Health responsible for managing the Register and Organ Donation Coordinators of the Hospital Authority can access its information.


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Do you know?

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www.codr.gov.hk

You still need to sign up at the Register to have your wish more reliably recorded

even though you have previously signed the organ donation card 立即登記！

Register Now !

How to register

Register online atwww.codr.gov.hk

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Complete and return the registration form in the organ donation promotional leaflet

to the Department of Health via post or fax





Register as an Organ Donor online



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Scan the QR code or key in www.codr.gov.hk to access the Centralised Organ Donation Register website.

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Fill in and verify your personal information and wish.

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Share your wish with your family and friends using the sharing function of social media.

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Staff of the Department of Health will call you to verify your registration. Your wish will then be recorded in the Centralised Organ Donation Register.

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How can I Support Organ Donation?


Sign-up at the Centralised Organ Donation Register

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Speak-out to your family of your wish

Spread-out the message to your family and friends

and get their support

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Committee on Promotion of Organ Donation


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The Government has set up the Committee on Promotion of Organ Donation in April 2016 to further promote organ donation to co-ordinate and integrate the work by different government departments and organisations on organ donation, so as to amplify the promotional effect.

The Committee, chaired by the Under Secretary for Food and Health, is responsible for implementing the Organ Donation Promotion Campaign, which includes formulation of organ donation promotion strategy and direction, coordination and collaboration with other partners in conducting organ donation promotional activities and programmes and conducting public education.





Organ Donation Promotion Charter



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In June 2016, the government introduced the “Organ Donation Promotion Charter” and invited various organisations, enterprises and schools to sign the charter, thus signifying their support towards the promotion of organ donation.

The signatories pledge to promote the culture of organ donation first from their own self by encouraging their staff or members to register their wish to donate organs. They will further solicit support from the family members of their staff or members and help promote the culture in the community.

Frequently Asked Questions


I am too young? Suitable organ donors are mostly patients who died in accidents or from acute illnesses. Thus, even young people can consider organ donation.

Too old?

There is no strict age limit fororgan donation.

Unhealthy lifestyles?Too sick?

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Most people, including those suffering from brain cancer without secondary spread, can donate organs or tissues after death.









Not accepted by my religion? Most religions support organ donation

as an act of benevolence and merit.

Healthcare professionals will give up on saving my life?

This is impossible. Saving life is the responsibility and foremost priority of every healthcare professional. They will consider collecting a patient's organs for transplantation only when the patient is certified dead.

Affecting dead body's appearance?

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There will be full respect for the body of the deceased. Donation will not disfigure the body as the incisions will be properly stitched up; in most cases they will be covered by burial clothing.









Let my family decide?

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Most people, upon learning of their family member’s wish to donateorgans, are willing to honour such wish. Tell your family about your wish to donate organs after death now!

Don’t want to tell my family?

When a prospective donor passes away, consent from family member is necessary before proceeding to the organ donation. As such it is very important for prospective donor to inform family members of his/her wish.







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Flow of Organ Donation

Patient is confirmed brain death

The medical team contacts the Organ Donation Coordinator of the Hospital Authority

Patient is assessed for suitability of donatingorgans by the medical team

Organ Donation Coordinator discusses with andobtains consent from family members

The medical team will conduct necessary investigation to assess the suitability of organs

for donation

Arrange organ procurement and transplantation





