Making organ donation easier

Organ transplantation has long been seen as a miracle of modern medicine but each year thousands of people across the world die while waiting for this life-saving operation. We’ll find out how one medical technology company based in the UK is cutting wait times for liver transplants after inventing a machine which simulates the human body. We’ll also visit South Africa which has one of the lowest rates of transplants globally because of a donor shortage and a lack of awareness. There, we’ll meet Zane - a unicorn with a Zebra leg who’s teaching children about ‘sharing a spare’.

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Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer/reporter: Claire Bowes South Africa reporter: Mpho Lakaje Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Andrew Mills

(Image: Zane the unicorn meets a student at a TELL transplant awareness event in Midrand, S Africa, Mpho Lakaje/BBC)