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Norway sees massive spike in organ donor registrations after Crown Princess's transplant announcement
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Norway sees massive spike in organ donor registrations after Crown Princess's transplant announcement

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nearly 12,000 people in Norway have registered as organ donors following the announcement that Crown Princess Mette-Marit requires a lung transplant.
  • This surge represents an approximately 18,000% increase compared to the period before the news broke.
  • The Crown Princess has been diagnosed with the chronic lung disease pulmonary fibrosis and her condition has recently worsened.

Norway has seen an unprecedented surge in organ donor registrations, with nearly 12,000 individuals signing up since the news of Crown Princess Mette-Marit's upcoming lung transplant became public.

Aleksander Sekowski, information chief at the Stiftelsen Organdonasjon (Organ Donation Foundation), described the numbers as historic. He noted that the high registration rate has continued for at least ten days following the announcement of the Crown Princess's placement on the transplant waiting list.

We are still seeing high numbers as late as ten days after the news of the Crown Princess's admission to the waiting list became known.

— Aleksander SekowskiDescribing the sustained high interest in organ donation.

"This is approximately 180 times more than the month before the news," Sekowski told Dagbladet. "Or put another way: It is an increase of almost 18,000 percent."

Crown Princess Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, in 2018. Her health has reportedly declined recently, leading to her urgent placement on the lung transplant waiting list.

It is approximately 180 times more than the month before the news. Or said another way: It is an increase of almost 18,000 percent.

— Aleksander SekowskiQuantifying the dramatic rise in organ donor registrations.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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