55: “Lasting Impact: The Importance of Organ and Tissue Donation.”

<p>August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. The goal of this annual observance is to increase organ donor registrations among</p> <p>communities of color, which make up nearly 60% of the more than 100,000 people on the national waitlist for life-saving organ transplant</p> <p>AND promote healthy living and disease prevention to decrease the need for transplantation.</p> <p><strong>Our guest </strong>today is Leslie R. Jean-Mary, Multicultural Affairs Specialist at Gift of Life Donor Program.</p> <p>Gift of Life Donor Program is part of the nationwide organ and tissue sharing network run by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), an American non-profit organization serving as the nation’s transplant system under contract with the federal government. Since 1974, Gift of Life has coordinated more than 55,000 life-saving organs for transplants, and more than 2 million tissue transplants have resulted from the generosity of donors and their families.</p> <p>Gift of Life Donor Program serves more than 11.3 million people across the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.</p> <p>For more information or to register, visit <a href="https://www.donors1.org/" target="_blank">donors1.org.</a></p> <p><strong>Host is</strong> Dr. Ngozi Onuoha, a medical doctor and founder of Health4Naija, for health awareness and education.</p> <p>About Health4Naija: This is a brand that provides health education, health awareness, as well as a broad array of topics including financial literacy, self-improvement, healthy aging, child and youth development topics, inspiration and knowledge on social media.</p> <p>To be a guest on <strong>Health4Naija</strong> podcast or YouTube, send a direct message through @Health4naija on Instagram.</p> <p>Dr. Ngozi Onuoha is passionate about health and well-being, and enjoys adding value to people by sharing her knowledge to better our understanding of health and how to better ourselves overall.</p> <p>To receive Health4Naija Newsletter, <a href="https://colossal-write