Transplant patients who have no matching directed donors need non-directed anonymous donors to provide kidneys. The agency says for patients waiting for a kidney, transplant outcomes are better with kidneys from a live donor. has Canada's second-highest number of non-directed anonymous donors — 78, compared to Ontario's 105 — according to CBS. Vancouver General Hospital's medical director of kidney transplant, Olywn Johnston, says there are about 300 patients in B.C. Burkholder-James encourages people to consider becoming an anonymous kidney donor by registering online at transplant.bc.ca.

Source: CBC News January 29, 2023 19:59 UTC