Bank of Valletta has sponsored the Transplant Support Group’s donor cards and a new bilingual brochure that is used for organ donor registration. This project is a joint venture with Lions Club Sliema.

One of the main objectives of the Transplant Support Group is to encourage – on an ongoing basis – the registration of prospective donors who signify their consent for their organs to be used for transplantation, following their demise. This initiative, started years ago by Lions Club Sliema, has been intensified by the Transplant Support Group since its inception six years ago.

Transplant Support Group president Alfred Debattista presented a copy of the new brochure and donor cards to Bank of Valletta PR, communications and corporate branding head Michael Galea.

Thanking Bank of Valletta for its ongoing support to the Group, Mr Debattista said: “The Transplant Support Group can now boast over 45,000 registered donors. Transplants are one of the most miraculous achievements of modern medicine, but they depend entirely on the generosity of donors and their families who are willing to make this life-saving gift to others. There is a desperate need for more donors. A lot of people die waiting for a transplant and many others will lose their lives before they even get on to the waiting list. The equation is simple: the more registered donors, the more lives that can be saved.”

Mr Galea thanked Mr Debattista for presenting copies of the donor cards and brochures to the bank. “Through its Community Programme, Bank of Valletta is very much involved in supporting valid social initiatives,” said Mr Galea. “BOV has regularly supported the Transplant Support Group in recognition of the valid social work it undertakes. We hope that the bank’s sponsorship of the new leaflets and donor cards will result in more and more people registering as donors and, consequently, having more people who can benefit from a better quality of life following a transplant,” he concluded.