Financial aid for live organ donors welcomed
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The Federal Government has announced a new scheme to encourage live organ donations in a bid to reduce waiting lists for organ transplants. The scheme, which will pay employees who want to become live donors, a six-week wage, will be trialled over the next two years at a cost of $1.3 million.
Live organ donations can include donating a kidney, or part of a liver. Lobby groups are adamant that this is not “cash for kidneys”, but ensures donors are not at a financial loss for taking time off work to be a live donor.
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