Have you pledged your organs?

Malaysia has a population of 27 million. Despite that, we only have 102,457 registered organ pledgers. In year 2005, there were 13 organ/tissue donors, while in 2006, there were 25. During the first two months of this year, 652 people have pledged their organs.

The National Transplant Resource Centre’s statistics show that the Chinese are the most likely to pledge or donate their organs, followed by Indians and Malays. If you would like to give this Gift Of Life, pledge yourself as an organ donor. You can get in touch with any of the centres listed below. After you have pledged your organs, it’s IMPORTANT that you inform your next-of-kin of your intentions.

Pusat Sumber Tranplan (Transplant Resourdce Centre)
Hospital Pulau Pinang,
Jalan Residensi
10990 Pulau Pinang
Tel : 604-2293333 Ext 435, 604-2002436

Pusat Sumber Transplan Nasional (National Transplant Resource Centre)
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Pahang
50586 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 603-26942704, 603-26942705
email : ntrc@hkl.gov.my or ramayee@ijn.com.my

Pusat Sumber Pendermaan Organ (Organ Donation Resource Centre)
Hospital Ipoh, Jalan Hospital,
30990 Ipoh
Tel : 605-2533333 Ext 2324, 605-522324

Pusat Sumber Transplan Negeri Johor (Johor Transplant Resource Centre)
Hospital Sultan Aminah
80100 Johor Baru
Tel : 607-2231666 Ext 2751

Figures quoted from the National Resource Transplant Centre

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