ADVOCATING FOR LIVING KIDNEY DONORS
OUR MISSION
We at NKDO educate prospective living kidney donors to donate as safely and effectively as possible.
We are devoted to helping end the kidney crisis in this country.
BY THE NUMBERS
2X
Living donor kidneys last nearly twice as long as a deceased donor kidney
25,290
Received kidneys in 2021
13
People die daily waiting for a kidney
102,950
People currently waiting for a kidney
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What Makes a Person Decide to Donate a Kidney?
KIDNEY VOUCHER PROGRAM
The National Kidney Registry’s (NKR) Voucher program allows donors to donate their kidney many years before their intended recipient may need a kidney. Some Voucher donors have donated 20+ years before their intended recipient is expected to need a transplant with the hope that their intended recipient will never need a transplant. The Voucher program is a subset of the NKR Advanced Donation Program which began in 2011.
