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Saskatchewan to launch new organ donor registry after coronavirus pressures end

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Amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, Saskatchewan health officials are working toward the launch of a new organ donor registry.

Officials are “hopeful the registry will be ready to launch after the pressure on the health system, as a result of COVID-19, has subsided,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

Currently, people in Saskatchewan indicate their plans to donate organs and tissue by placing a sticker on their Saskatchewan Health Services card and filling out an intention to donate card.

They must also discuss their wishes with family, as next of kin have the final say on whether a person’s organs are donated.

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