The dire plight of a 65-year-old Hong Kong woman at the top of a waiting list for a heart transplant has turned the spotlight back on the public’s reluctance to support organ donation.
Only eight heart transplants were conducted last year, down from a peak of 17 in 2018, according to Hospital Authority statistics. Seventy-six patients are in need of a new heart in Hong Kong, with an average waiting time of more than six months.
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