Overview

• October 14 marks the World Day of Organ, Tissue and Transplant Donation, a WHO date focused on awareness and gratitude to donors and their families.
• In Santa Fe, 2024 figures reached 75 organ donations and 189 transplants, for a rate of 20.6 donors per million residents versus the national average of 17.8.
• Rosario’s flagship Hospital de Emergencias Clemente Álvarez (HECA) recorded its 400th donation in 2025, reinforcing its role as a leading procuring center.
• Rosario’s municipal Hospital Roque Sáenz Peña joined Cudaio’s Hospital Donante program in August 2023 and over two years reported 21 potential cases, with four effective procedures that benefited 22 recipients.
• Under Law 27.447, adults are presumed donors unless they opt out, and people can record or change their decision through INCUCAI’s website, civil registries or when obtaining a DNI; a single donor can help up to seven lives.