This year saw more than 200 organ transplants from 99 donors

This year saw more than 200 organ transplants from 99 donors

This year's transplants were made possible thanks to 64 deceased donors and 35 living donors.

Annual figures from the HSE have revealed that 203 organ donations took place in the past year thanks to the generosity of 99 donors and their families.

Despite another challenging year for organ donation, 137 kidneys, 10 heart, 20 lung and two pancreas transplants were carried out across three national transplant centres. These transplants were made possible thanks to 64 deceased donors and 35 living donors who all donated a kidney.

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