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Organ donation film receives warm reception

2017-05-29
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(Picture downloaded from NTUH Facebook page)
(Picture downloaded from NTUH Facebook page)
Taipei, May 28 (CNA) A microfilm which was posted online recently by National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) to promote organ donation has been well received, drawing nearly 70,000 likes on the hospital's Facebook page.

The microfilm was the idea of Kuo Ting-chun, a physician in the hospital's Department of Traumatology, and an NTUH promotional team for organ donation.

Kuo said that while organ donation has gained wide acceptance in Taiwan, particularly among young people, most people in the country still lack knowledge about the subject. Some people even have the misconception that if they sign an organ donor card, they would not be given medical treatment at a hospital if they fell ill.

To help people better understand the subject of organ donation, Ku and the team worked out a plan to promote the idea that everyone could do something great through organ donation.

The microfilm features a young man nicknamed A-lun, who keeps failing in his attempts to be a hero. At a convenience store, he tried to subdue a robber but a female clerk beats him to it. On another occasion, he tries to rescue a child who fell into a swimming pool but he develops a cramp in his leg.

One day, A-lun faints and is rushed to hospital, where he is declared dead due to a brain hemorrhage.

His mother discovers that he had signed an organ donor card and she agrees to the donations. A-lun's liver is donated to a police squad chief who fights crime, while his eyes are given to a young girl who sees the world again, and his heart is donated to a swimmer who works as a life guard.

The film was adapted from the real life stories of several organ donors, according to Kuo.

In Taiwan, there are some 9,000 people awaiting organ transplants, while organ donors number only about 200 per year, statistics show.

Families usually find it difficult to make decisions about organ donations after the death of a loved one, Kuo said, adding that religious beliefs are a factor. 

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