For the first time, a bill has been submitted to the Knesset to establish a dedicated national day to raise awareness about organ donation. The initiative comes from MK Tatyana Mazarsky (Yesh Atid), Chair of the Knesset Lobby for Reducing Health Gaps, following a request from Devora Sherer, spokesperson for the National Transplant Center, who has long worked to promote awareness about organ donation and the importance of signing an ADI card.
The bill represents a first and significant step toward creating a national framework that will deepen public understanding, expand the circle of signatories, and save lives. Alongside Mazarsky, the proposal is also signed by MK Chili Tropper (Blue and White), who has personally donated a kidney, and MK Boaz Toporovsky (Yesh Atid), who is active in road accident prevention.
Although the public in Israel is familiar with the ADI card and the stories of donors and recipients, no official day of recognition has been established until now. The proposal seeks to change this, similar to the recently added Mental Health Day on the public calendar.
Goal: To encourage awareness of organ donation and the importance of signing an ADI card, and to honor the families of donors who chose this noble and emotional act—out of pain, yet in the name of hope.
MK Mazarsky declared that she will continue to work to pass the law so that this issue receives the recognition it deserves—and that more people will have the chance at life.
Dvora Sherer, spokesperson for the National Transplant Center: "I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in a meaningful, national, and life-saving initiative. This is a historic and significant moment for everyone who believes in the power of giving—and in our mutual responsibility to one another."