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No es raro que los afroamericanos desconfíen del sistema de atención médica y sean escépticos con respecto al proceso de donación de órganos y tejidos. Lanzamos Let's Talk para llegar a esas comunidades, donde es más probable que las personas necesiten un trasplante de órganos, pero menos probabilidades de que se registren como donantes. Hablamos con personas de la comunidad y los alentamos a compartir sus historias, a romper con los conceptos erróneos, a abordar los mitos y a alentar a sus vecinos, familiares y amigos a que se inscriban como donantes.
En los EE. UU., hay más de 100 000 personas esperando un órgano que les salve la vida, y alrededor del 60 por ciento de ellas representan minorías raciales y étnicas. En Michigan, es alrededor del 40 por ciento de los pacientes en lista de espera. Esta es una discusión que puede salvar vidas.
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