Types of living organ donation

    Some might think that by registering themselves as organ donors means that the donation will be made after they have died. It is important to be aware that organ and tissue donation can be done while the donor is alive. Living donations happen among close relations or between unknown people.

    The most commonly transplanted organ from living donors are kidneys. The whole kidney can be removed and transplanted providing the remaining kidney of the donor is functioning well. A part of organs like liver, lung, intestine or pancreas can be removed and transplanted from a living donor.

Living donor transplants can be categorized into the following:
1. Directed donation
2. Non-directed donation
3. Paired donation

Directed donation
The donor addresses a specific person to receive the transplant.
The donor might have blood connection with the recipient, like siblings.
Also, the donor might not have blood connection with the recipient but knows the recipient is in need of an organ transplant, for example a good friend who is suffering from chronic kidney failure.

Non-directed donation
The donor does not address a specific person to receive the transplant.
The donor might or might not have the chance to meet the recipient.
The organ donation is arranged according to the medical compatibility of the organ with the health condition of the patient in need.

Paired donation
The donor is unable to donate due to incompatibility with the recipient, but is then matched with another donor and recipient with similar case. 
It is best to understand it with illustration.

Source:
https://www.unos.org/donation/living-donation/
https://www.hta.gov.uk/types-living-organ-donation
http://slutransplant.com/slu-center-for-abdominal-transplantation-joins-kidney-paired-donation-program/

Who can donate an organ?

    Everyone has the chance to be a registered pledger.

    Mentally disordered patients and children are not allowed to donor organs while they are still alive especially in Malaysia. Those with certain medical conditions for example Hepatitis B or C and any diseases that can be transmitted to another person are not allowed to donate their organs. The organs that meant to be donated will be screened by health professionals before those organ can be transplanted in the recipient to check for the compatibility between a donor and recipient. Prisoners are not allowed to donate organs to anyone else other than their close relatives only when life is in threatening circumstances.

    According to dermaorgan.gov.my (Official website of National Transplant Resource Centre), the youngest organ donor in Malaysia aged 25 days whereas the oldest organ donor aged 82 years old.
To those below than 18 years old who are interested to be a registered pledger , he or she must acquire parents or guardian's consent beforehand. Registering, as a pledger does not require medical check-ups or any payment.

  Kindly click http://www.dermaorgan.gov.my/pdf/donation_form.pdf
  to download and print the Donor Pledger Form.
 

 

 

 

What organs can be donated?

Hmm......you must be wondering......
what organs can be donated??

Look at the illustration below to get a clear idea of it. =)

Source: http://www.connecticutmag.com/Blog/Health-Wellness/June-2014/One-Connecticut-Mans-Organ-Donation-Has-Helped-43-Others/

Have a nice day!

What Is Organ Donation?

     It is an undeniable truth that there is an increasing number of patients' name on the organ transplant waiting list. According to an article published in The Star dated March 16, 2016, there are 19,985 patients on Malaysia's organ waiting list. This figure is alarming as the number is expected to incline due to more Malaysians living unhealthy lifestyles, thus causing them to be susceptible to non-communicable diseases (NCD). NCD can also be defined as non-transmissible diseases. The four main categories of NCD are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

Organ transplant is a process of donating tissue or organs from a dead or living person which involves medical procedures to living recipients. In many cases, those living recipients are very ill or dying leading to organ dysfunction which require replacement of that particular damaged organ. By looking into this, it is proven that donation can improve life quality or save lives.

Interested to be an organ donor?

Kindly register by clicking the link attached below. =)

http://www.dermaorgan.gov.my/en/homepage-content-en/join-the-register-2/?lang=en