Organ Donation Awareness Week Initiative in the State of Mexico, Digi Mart USA News (State of Mexico, Mexico): A proposal has been presented in the State of Mexico to incorporate an annual State Organ Donation Awareness Week into the State Health Law. The initiative aims to create a yearly institutional space to inform, guide and raise awareness among residents about the importance of donating.
Deputy Carlos Alberto López Imm, speaking on behalf of the PVEM Parliamentary Group, presented the initiative before the LXII Legislature of the State of Mexico. He said the week should not be limited to a commemorative date but should translate into information, social participation and decisions that can help save lives.
The lawmaker stated that organ donation should be based on principles including altruism, solidarity, gratuity, confidentiality, personal autonomy, respect for human dignity and the absence of profit motive. He added that organ donation offers hope to thousands of people waiting for a chance to recover their health and continue living with their families.
The document, backed by the PVEM caucus and coordinated by Deputy José Alberto Couttolenc Buentello, highlights the role of the State Transplant Center in coordinating and strengthening efforts in this area. It also proposes joining efforts among public, private and social sectors to foster a culture of altruistic donation.
The proposal calls for annual educational activities, forums, conferences, workshops and outreach days for the general public. It also seeks to ensure that children, adolescents and young people receive age-appropriate information, and that people learn the procedures, requirements and mechanisms for freely expressing their willingness to donate organs, with full respect for their decisions.
According to 2024 data from Mexico’s National Transplant Center, approximately 7,000 transplant procedures are performed in Mexico each year, 85 percent of them in the public sector. About 16,300 people are reported to be waiting for a kidney transplant, compared with roughly 3,000 kidney procedures performed annually, equivalent to 18.4 percent of that demand.
The State of Mexico Transplant Center reported that in March 2026, 1,600 people were waiting for a kidney transplant in the state, while 101 kidney transplant procedures were performed during 2025.
