Waiting for a sign of life: 206 people in MV urgently need organ donation

Waiting for a sign of life: 206 people in MV urgently need organ donation

Schwerin, Deutschland - In Germany there is a clear lack of available donor organs. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 206 people are currently waiting for a life-saving organ. The most common need for kidney donations, since 157 people are dependent on it. A donor liver is essential for 27 people, while 18 people, including three minors, are eagerly hope for a new heart. These figures illustrate how urgently there is to help the patient waiting for a transplant. As reported [nordkurier.de] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/18-menschen-in-mv-warten-auf-ein-Spenderherz-3694839), there was only 22 organ donor in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2024.

8260 people are registered for waiting lists for organ transmission throughout Germany. While the number of organ donors in Germany dropped to 953 in 2024, however, a considerable number of 3013 organs were transplanted, which benefited 2902 patients. However, there are bright spots: in the new federal states, which also includes Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the willingness to donate organ donors per million inhabitants above the national average of 11.4. In comparison, Spain leads the list, where the donor rate is 43.1 per million inhabitants, which shortens waiting times for patients.

need for clarification and legal changes

A survey found that 54% of the residents in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania already have a donor card and 83% would fundamentally be willing to donate organs. Despite this positive tendency, the actual number of donations remains behind the expectations. Minister of Health Stefanie Drese therefore calls for a new regulation of organ donation and has brought the introduction of a solution to opposition. Currently, the decision -making solution in Germany, in which the consent to organ donation must be actively expressed, which could often prevent potential donors from a positive decision.

An elementary part of the reform efforts is the nationwide digital organ donation register, which is to supply all withdrawal health care centers with the information relevant to them from 2024. In this register, citizens can capture their wishes for organ and tissue donation, which should save time in an emergency and to make it easier for relatives to search for the decisions. The Transplantation Act, which has been in force since December 1, 1997, regulates the donation, withdrawal, mediation and transfer of organs and provides extensive control mechanisms to avoid abuse. The innovations aim to ensure transparency and equal opportunities in the distribution of the organs dso.de.

a permanent call for donation

The statistics show that despite the efforts to clarify and the legal framework, many people in Germany are still unsure when it comes to donating organs. It is important that everyone consciously deals with the topic and, if necessary, makes a decision for or against organ donation. So far, however, it has often been failed to document this decision, which can lead to additional pressure for relatives in an emergency. The register will help to reduce uncertainties and will be valuable support in the Enlightenment Organic Transende-info.de.

The need for organ donation is a topic that concerns us all. Let us become active and have discussions about it and make a decision yourself - because every organ transplanted life is a free life.