Singapore – Combined with the millions of patients who will receive a tissue or cornea transplant this year, the need for organ, tissue and eye donors is profound. Each April, LifeNet Health participates in Donate Life Month to raise awareness of the importance of donation and to honor those who have provided the gift of life.
"When you choose to donate, you create a legacy that flourishes. This single selfless act can touch an exponential number of lives," said LifeNet Health President and CEO Rony Thomas. "At LifeNet Health, we honor the promise of donation by ensuring each gift of organs, tissues or cells brings relief to a patient in need or supports important research into pioneering therapies."
An organ donor can save up to nine lives, and a single tissue donor can enhance more than 150 lives, providing hope to the estimated one in 20 Americans who will need a tissue transplant at some point in their life. Further, donations for research support pioneering biomedical science that seeks to better understand a vast array of medical conditions, to improve diagnosis, and to make the process of developing new therapies both faster and safer.
