More organ donors and organ transplants in Saxony in 2024

372 people on the waiting list for organs

According to Eurotransplantat, 372 people in Bavaria were waiting at the end of May for the transfer of 384 organs, which in many cases would be life-saving. At 264, most of them need one or two kidneys, 51 a liver and 35 a heart from another person. 17 patients are hoping for a replacement for their lungs and 18 for their pancreas.

In the first four months of this year, 32 organ donors have been recorded, the same as in the same period last year. By the end of May, 96 organs had been donated, 20 more than in the first quarter of 2024, and there were also 16 more transplants - 76.

Life-saving organ donations are only permitted in Germany with express consent. In order to encourage more citizens to make a concrete decision about donation after their own death, more information is being provided. Every year since 1963, Organ Donation Day has been held on the first Saturday in June to commemorate all organ donors, thank their relatives - and promote organ donation.