The heart of the issue: organ donation in London ’s ethnic minority communities

This report presents the results of a survey looking at attitudes towards organ donation within the BAME community in London. Of BAME Londoners surveyed: 42 per cent are not willing to donate with many citing cultural or religious reasons; only 1 per cent said they are on the organ donor register; and Bangladeshis and Black Africans are the least unwilling demographic to donate. The Committee sets out what it feels is needed to promote and encourage organ donation by BAME Londoners.ReportMore detail
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