Irish Kidney Association
@IrishKidneyAs
The IKA is a charitable voluntary organisation dedicated to meeting the needs of renal patients and their families and carers.
Registered Charity No: 20011260
ID:531280087
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Brian's lung function was so low, he couldn't lift or play with his young children. A double lung transplant saved his life ๐ don't leave your loved ones in doubt about your Organ Donation wishes! #LeaveNoDoubt #DonorWeek24
Read Brian's story: ika.ie/2024/04/briansโฆ
We're delighted to say that An Post are supporting Organ Donor Awareness Week once again by displaying posters and organ donor cards in branches around the country! ๐ #DonorWeek24 #LeaveNoDoubt
Visit ika.ie/donorweek to find your local branch and pick one up!
Calling all educators! Planning lessons for the week ahead? We have a classroom resource on Organ Donation, to make it easy for you to talk about Organ Donor Awareness Week! #DonorWeek24 #LeaveNoDoubt
Visit ika.ie/donorweek and check out our resources to download.
There are four ways you can indicate your wish to be an organ donor - whichever one you pick, make sure you have the conversation with your family and #LeaveNoDoubt about your wishes! #DonorWeek24
Visit ika.ie/donorweek for more.
Delighted to attend the launch of the Liver Ireland Support Network in Ballsbridge today, the first day of #DonorWeek24 . We look forward to working alongside the network on areas of shared interest, and wish them the very best ๐
Find out more at lisn.ie
We were thrilled to officially launch the Organ Donor Awareness Week campaign earlier this week in the Mansion House and we asked some of those attending - why is Organ Donor Awareness important to you? #DonorWeek24 #LeaveNoDoubt
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Today marks the start of #OrganDonationWeek
I was so happy to join Ella Hewitt & her family at the IKA launch
Ella has been through extremely tough times & was given the #Giftoflife by inspirational mother Sam in 2019
๐Please carry a donor card & visit ika.ie
Sarah's brother Kevin passed away whilst waiting for a heart transplant. Don't leave your loved ones in doubt about your Organ Donation wishes. #LeaveNoDoubt #DonorWeek24
Read her full story here: ika.ie/2024/04/sarahsโฆ
Join us for #OrganDonorAwarenessWeek !
Irish Kidney Association has championed organ donation awareness for over 40 years.
Did you know only 1% of deaths qualify for organ donation? Share your decision with loved ones while healthy to ensure your wishes are known.
Spread the word! ๐
It's Organ Donor Awareness Week 2024! This year's theme is highlighting the importance of telling your loved ones your wishes - leaving them in no doubt about what you want. ๐ #LeaveNoDoubt #DonorWeek24
Find out more and get an Organ Donor Card today: ika.ie/donorweek
This week Alpha-1 Foundation Ireland CEO Anne Marie O'Dowd attended the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week along with colleagues from the #IrishDonorNetwork . Thank you to Organ Donation Transplant Ireland and Irish Kidney Association for hosting and to all organ donors for the gift of life. #OrganDonorsSaveLives
Today Maureen O'Donnell (ILFA Ireland CEO), Eddie Cassidy (ILFA Chair) and Gemma O'Dowd (ILFA Administrator) attended the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week. The event was organised by Irish Kidney Association and Organ Donation Transplant Ireland
#OrganDonorsSaveLives
Studies have shown that there is a
pronounced shortage of organ
donations among minority groups. Ethnicity matters when it comes
to organ transplants. Letโs create awareness and communicate our decisions with our family regarding organ donation #Migranthealth #leavenodoubt
Delighted to be at the launch of #OrganDonationWeek2024 today hosted by the Irish Kidney Association alongside colleagues from the #IrishDonorNetwork . Looking forward to the Human Tissue Act becoming a reality, hopefully, in this calendar year.
Stephen Donnelly Organ Donation Transplant Ireland
It was an honour to be invited by Irish Kidney Association to the launch of Organ Donor Awareness week by Minister Stephen Donnelly where the patients&families affected by organ donation and transplantation courageously reminded us of the importance of making our wishes known #LeaveNoDoubt
Delighted to be invited as representative of Association of Nigerian Nurses in Ireland and #Ethnicminoritygroups with the Irish Kidney Association to spread the word at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week today in the Mansion House with the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly Senator Mark Daly #Leavenodoubt
Great to meet with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly today as he launched Organ Donor Awareness Week 2024.ย
โEach decision to donate organs is a precious gift, offering hope and a second chance at life for those in need.โ
Irish Kidney Association