300th liver transplant carried out
An organ donation campaigner urging for a change in laws surrounding organ donations, says lives are still being lost despite a new milestone being reached. Auckland Hospital's New Zealand Liver Unit recently carried out its 300th transplant. Give Life New Zealand's Andy Tookey says around 20-percent of those waiting for a liver, die while waiting for a transplant. He says the country's low transplant rate isn't unacceptable. Courtesy of TV3 News |