By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - August marks Organ and Tissue Donor month, and experts are highlighting the significant gap between the thousands of people on the waiting list, to the mere few hundred transplants that actually take place. The month is used to raise awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation and to encourage people to register as donors. According to the Organ Donor Foundation, one donor can save up to seven lives. Executive Director of Operations at the Foundation, Samantha Nicholls explains the process of becoming a donor and debunks some of the misinformation and myths on the subject...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - August marks Organ and Tissue Donor month, and experts are highlighting the significant gap between the thousands of people on the waiting list, to the mere few hundred transplants that actually take place. The month is used to raise awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation and to encourage people to register as donors. According to the Organ Donor Foundation, one donor can save up to seven lives. Executive Director of Operations at the Foundation, Samantha Nicholls explains the process of becoming a donor and debunks some of the misinformation and myths on the subject...</p>

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