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African Americans and Hispanics are at risk and dying from the lack of receiving organ transplants. There is a tremendous need for more minority organ donors in the African American and Hispanic communities. Essentially, minorities must be educated on the importance of becoming organ donors. Moreover, minorities must learn how to incorporate preventative measurements to reduce the chances of developing diseases that lead to needing organ transplants.

More than 96,836 men, women, and children need organ transplants today!

Impact Eight™ is the largest network cause marketing campaign supporting minority organ donor awareness. Launched in 2006 by Automatic Life, Inc to help save lives and increase survival rates for minorities waiting on organ transplants.  

ONE Organ Donor CAN Save Eight Lives!

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services more than 13,500 Hispanics are on waiting lists for organ transplants accounting for 15 percent of all organ transplant wait-listed patients. The waiting period for most transplants is 17-53% percent longer for Hispanics than for non-Hispanic Whites. Nearly 24,000 African Americans are on waiting lists for organ transplants accounting for 27 percent of all organ transplant wait listed patients. African Americans comprised 35 percent of the waiting lists for kidney transplants. African Americans are almost four times as likely to have end-stage renal disease than Whites, but they are less likely to be evaluated and placed on waiting lists for kidney transplants in a timely manner. Once on the list, they also tend to wait longer for a transplant.

Everyday 18 people die from lack of receiving organ transplants!

 

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Celebrating Aug 1, 2008National Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day!

MaKeisha Adams Mission In 2006 MaKeisha was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease that causes a failure in both kidneys. MaKeisha is in need of a double kidney transplant! Impact Eight™ Awareness is proud to be a partner and supporter in MaKeisha’s fight to raise awareness for minority organ donations.

Sponsors: Friends of MaKeisha Adams and Frances Danette Adams