United Network for Organ Sharing
Celebrating Living Donor Adventures’ climb of Mount Kilimanjaro
Team summited Mount Kilimanjaro on World Kidney Day: March 9, 2023
The climb
On World Kidney Day, March 9, 2023, a team of living donors, friends and family summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for living organ donation and support for the UNOS mission.
The gift
Fifteen of the climbers already donated an organ. Some gave their lifesaving gift to someone they knew, others to a stranger. All gave another person a new lease on life.
In 2022, more than 6,400 transplants were made possible by living donors.
About living donation
Do you know what organs can be donated? Or how paired donation works? Find out the steps you can to take to become a living donor, which organizations can help you cover costs associated with living donation, and more by visiting the following UNOS resources:
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UNOS is the mission-driven non-profit serving as the nation’s transplant system under contract with the federal government. Help us increase transplants
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