Organ donations jump sharply, but more needed

A rapidly rising number of Chinese people are willing to donate their body's organs after death thanks to better public awareness.

The number of registered organ donors last year increased by nearly 150 percent over 2017 to more than 900,000, the Red Cross Society of China said on Friday.

More than 510,000 organ donors were added to the national registration list last year, the most in a given year to date, said Yao Lixin, publicity chief of the society.