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Since the
organization’s inception in 1999, the International
Association for Organ Donation (a 501 c (3)
non-profit organization), has been active in organ,
tissue, and bone marrow donations in the minority
communities of southeast Michigan and has enrolled
almost 9,000 people to the Michigan Donor Registry.
The IAOD is committed to continuing our efforts to
educate as many individuals as possible concerning
the enormous need for organ donors.
Our primary targets are the largest ethnic
communities most affected by the disparity between
donors and recipients. These communities include the
Arab/Chaldean, African, Asian and Hispanic American
communities. As a result, we are second only to the
Secretary of State in enrolling organ donors to the
State registry.
Through our relationships with major corporations,
higher education institutions, community leaders,
social service and religious groups, as well as
health care affiliates, the IAOD is able to expand
our audience and continually develop new ways to
broaden our approach and techniques to provide
valuable information to the public.
The organization is comprised of a full time staff,
a 30 member board of trustees and many volunteers
varying from diverse professional backgrounds in
healthcare, business, education and government.
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