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New organ donor registry for drivers
申领驾照登记器官捐献

People applying for a license will soon be asked whether they want to donate their organs if they are killed in an accident.

People applying for a license will soon be asked whether they want to donate their organs if they are killed in an accident. [Photo: Jinan Times]

People applying for a license will soon be asked whether they want to donate their organs if they are killed in an accident, Chonqing Evening News reports. Drivers can also specify which organs they would like to donate.

《重庆晚报》报道，我国有望年内实现申领驾照时进行器官捐献意愿登记。届时，居民在申领驾照时将对万一遇到车祸等意外情况死亡后，是否愿意捐献自己的器官以及捐献何种器官作出选择。

Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu said the government is still working on policies about providing humanitarian and physical care for donors and their families, including relief and compensation policies.

卫生部副部长黄洁夫表示，政府将制定在器官捐献之前、期间和之后对捐献者及其家人提供人文关怀和照顾的相应措施。这其中将包括救助补偿政策，器官捐献者有望获得物质补偿。

China is facing a large shortage of organs. Of the 300,000 people waiting for a liver transplant, only 2,000 will receive one each year.

(China.org.cn April 26, 2011)

目前我国器官短缺问题十分严峻。全国有30万肝病患者在等待器官移植，但每年全国只能开展2000例左右的肝移植手术。