Organ Waiting List Increased Far Faster Than Donation In 1990s.

2001 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --

The gap between organ transplants and the number of patients waiting for an organ transplant more than doubled in the 1990s, according to a report prepared by the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Citing that growing gap, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Tommy G. Thompson has challenged Americans to choose organ donation and to share that decision with their families. He announced on his first day as HHS secretary that he will launch a new initiative encouraging organ donation.

Between 1990 and 1999 the number of Americans waiting for organ transplants more than tripled from 21,914 in …