January 07 2026

The Public Health Agency encourages everyone to talk about organ donation

Organ donation is a most precious gift, sadly each year in NI around 10-15 people die awaiting a transplant. Last year 44 amazing families supported the gift of organ donation, enabling 123 life-saving transplants across the UK. Overall 60 lives in NI were saved through a deceased organ transplant last year & 62 through living donation. We now have 60% of people registered on the NHS Organ Donor Register, the highest of any UK region. We encourage everyone to have this potentially life-saving conversation