Western Australians are being urged to ask and know the donation wishes of their family members during DonateLife Week, taking place from Sunday 19 - Sunday 26 February 2012.

Western Australia will today honour the people who have recently left behind the legacy of life by donating their organs and tissues for transplantation.

DonateLife Week, the DonateLife Book of Life and new DonateLife WA premises were launched via a Media Event with the Minister for Health Dr Kim Hames at the DonateLife WA office on Tuesday 22 February.

Donor Coordinators Daniel Winters and Melissa Smith from DonateLife in WA attended the 2010 European Organ Donation Congress in Cardiff, Wales

Western Australia will honour the people who have recently left behind the legacy of life by donating their organs and tissues.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Western Australians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Southern Western Australians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Northern Western Australians.

Mandurah residents believe ending a relationship, talking to an elderly family member about aged care and explaining the birds and the bees to their kids are harder conversations to have than discussions about organ and tissue donation.

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the new Australian Organ and Tissue Authority have launched a new national program to help educate Western Australian families about donation and their power to save lives.

Health Minister Kim Hames today announced the appointment of Dr Kevin Yuen as State Medical Director of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority, as part of a $151.1million national reform of organ and tissue donation.

Pre-eminent Perth nephrologist and world-renowned kidney specialist Professor Paolo Ferrari will become the first National Clinical Lead of the national Paired Kidney Exchange (PKE) program

Western Australia will today honour the memory of people who have recently left behind the legacy of life by donating their organs and tissues for transplantation.

Western Australians are being urged to discuss their wishes about organ and tissue donation with their family and friends, to coincide with Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week.