Organ Donation

I am just saying right there. However if what I mentioned later in my last post is genuine, i.e. Government will reinforce the policy where every death is assumed organs donator, then there is a chance supply > demand. Also one has to consider what kind of disease too. Most of the patients suffering from kidney disease can wait hence organ donation will be very effective and matching is relatively easy, at least that's what the doctors told my family at that time. But if one is suffering from haemophilia, then matching could be very very difficult eventhough the population of donators is large.

 

Transplantation won't help haemophilia, it's a genetic disorder.

 

Then why not just let someone have your organs when you die out of societal concern? I mean you're not going to be using them for anything.

 

This is true. My friend who works for an organ donor advocacy group does outreach to the Chinese community and she says it is hard due to traditional beliefs.

I hadn't heard of that but it wouldn't surprise me. I wonder how that policy applies to expats living in Singapore?

 

Bone marrow transplantation.

Did I mess up haemophilia with leukemia? Both were referred as blood cancer in Chinese. Sorry for the confusion.

 

I guess that applies to their citizens only, i.e. Singaporean.