Impact

Implementing the HOPE Act is a priority for the U.S. transplant system.

How does HIV-HIV organ donation and transplantation save lives?

Why is working with HIV+ organ donors important to the U.S. transplant system?

more donors = more opportunities to save lives

When more people register as organ donors, more people will become organ donors. That life-saving decision has an impact for everyone waiting for a transplant, and their loved ones as well.

When an HIV+ organ donor gives the "gift of life" to an HIV+ person on the transplant waitlist, that gift is very special. In addition to saving the life of the recipients, everyone on the waitlist benefits. Why? Because the HIV+ donor moved people off of the waitlist (through transplants) and allowed HIV- patients "behind" the HIV+ recipients move "up" on the waitlist, too. So, HIV+ organ donors help everyone on the waitlist, both HIV+ and HIV-.

working with infectious disease + transplants

The transplant system has many components. It's important for the healthcare professionals in organ donation and transplantation, at transplant centers or organ procurement organizations, to be able to work with infectious disease, including HIV, HCV, and HBV, to maximize the number of donors and recipients.

equity and access

The transplant system is working hard to minimize disparities and increase access to care for all patients. The HOPE Act is a part of that effort.

Making sure that PLWH have equitable access to transplantation is important. Making sure that PLWH can participate in a meaningful social norm--registering as an organ donor--is important, too.