A record-breaking 200 kidney donations have been performed in Israel in 2021, the last of which was performed Sunday.
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According to the Matnat Chaim organization, which encourages altruistic kidney donations, 215 such donations are set to be made by the end of 2021.
Matnat Chaim Chairwoman Rachel Heber said the rate at which women are donating their kidneys has risen dramatically over the last year. Women now make up 35% of all kidney donors, she said.
Heber further noted that for the first time, altruistic kidney donors are now coming from big cities like Tel Aviv.
"This is an incredible revolution. Hundreds of patients will God willing leave the dialysis wards and the daily pain for new lives. Israel is spearheading kidney donations, and in just one year, hundreds of health people entered operating rooms to have an organ removed and gave it to a stranger to save their life without receiving anything in return. We will continue to do everything we can with God's help so that as many patients as possible can go back to their families," she said.
Kidney donations have been on the rise in Israel over the last decade.
The organization noted that in its first year of operations, 2009, just four Israelis had altruistically donated kidneys.
In a statement, Matnat Chaim representatives said, "In the coming month, we expect to see 15 additional kidney donations in Israel. It's unprecedented."
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