Raising awareness in Black and South Asian communities
Organ matching is likely to be closer when the ethnicity of the donor and recipient are the same. But 27% of patients on the transplant waiting list are BAME, yet there is a real shortage of organ donors from these communities. As a result, on average, patients from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities will wait a year longer for a kidney transplant than a White patient.
66% of Black, Asian and some Ethnic Minority (BAME) communities living in the UK refuse to give permission for their loved ones organs to be donated. Yet there are more than 650 Black people waiting for an organ in the UK.
Patients from BAME communities are more likely to need an organ transplant than the rest of the population as they are more susceptible to illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes and certain forms of hepatitis, all of which may result in organ failure and the need for a lifesaving transplant.
BAME communities will wait a year longer for a kidney transplant than a White patient
Patients from BAME communities are more likely to need an organ transplant than the rest of the population as they are more susceptible to illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes and certain forms of hepatitis, all of which may result in organ failure and the need for a lifesaving transplant.
BAME communities will wait a year longer for a kidney transplant than a White patient
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