Removing Race from the Kidney Donor Risk Index

I had never heard of this. My son brought this to my attention a few years back. He was doing some research and found out some fascinating facts. (he is stage 5) He made numerous calls to different organizations about this.

For years, the KDRI formula unfairly penalized kidneys from African American donors, assigning them poorer organ function scores compared to those from other races. This practice not only dishonored POC but also countless patients awaiting life-saving transplants.

Well, we have good news. They just remove this race-based factor, along with the elimination of Hepatitis C status from the calculation. This will help to increase the number of kidneys available for transplantation.

I don't know about you, but I feel good. What are your thoughts on this, if any? Diane (Team Member)