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World Organ Donation Day 2024 - August 13

August 18 , 2024 14 hrs 0 min 18 0
  • It aims to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and encourage individuals to consider becoming donors.
  • Asper UNOS, about 1,03,993 people need a lifesaving organ transplant.
  • Ronald Lee Herrick was the first person to donate his organ.
  • In 1954, he denoted his kidney to his twin brother, and Dr Joseph Murray was the doctor who carried out this successful organ transplantation process.
  • This year’s slogan is "Be the Reason for Someone's Smile Today!".

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