Each year, living donor transplants save the lives of hundreds of Canadians awaiting a liver or kidney transplant. Living organ donation offers a shorter pathway to better health with a less wait time and better health outcomes than a deceased donor transplant. Yet many Canadians are not aware of living organ donation.

Living Donation Week (September 7-13) is a national awareness week focused on improving access and equity in living organ donation. This Week invites the living donor and transplant community to come together, celebrate and spread the word about this life-changing gift, and everyone who makes it possible. Launched by the Centre for Living Organ Donation at University Health Network (UHN) in 2020, Living Donation Week is now celebrated annually across Canada and beyond, starting the Sunday after Labour Day.

To learn more about living kidney donation in Northwestern Ontario, contact Tracey MacKay, MCKC/Transplant Coordinator for Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre at Tel. 807-684-6165 or tracey.mackay@tbh.net.