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Leang has been waiting years for a kidney transplant. Why have organ donations stalled?

bourbiza July 22, 2023 Top Stories Leave a comment 31 Views

Key Points

Leang Ly has chronic kidney disease and is one of more than 1,800 Australians waiting for an organ donation.
The number of people receiving transplants fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and has not recovered.
Australians are being urged to register as organ donors and potentially save lives.

Leang Ly has been waiting nearly five years for a kidney transplant.

She suffers from chronic kidney disease, possibly the result of medication prescribed as a child living in a refugee camp, after her family escaped from Cambodia.

She spends six hours a day on dialysis, relying on…

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