Kidney Research UK’s Scottish South Asian (Sikh, Hindu and Muslim) Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Project
- Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2022
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-02816
That the Parliament recognises the work of Kidney Research UK’s Scottish South Asian (Sikh, Hindu and Muslim) Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Project; understands that those from a South Asian background are five times more likely to start dialysis than those from other backgrounds and that registration on the organ donor register is low in these populations; notes that Kidney Research UK’s peer educator programme works with community volunteers to educate, discuss and answer questions on kidney health, disease and organ donation, and praises Kidney Research UK for adapting its ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding online webinar services via Zoom, to continue raising awareness of what it considers an important issue in Scotland.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Mark Griffin, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Mark Ruskell, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle