From loss to hope: Joburg family shines light on importance of organ donationWhen Suzette Meyer lit 21 candles on a winter’s evening this July, she wasn’t mourning her husband Warren’s passing. “The doctors gave me two options: an autopsy or organ donation. South Africa has one of the lowest organ donor rates in the world – only 1.6 registered donors per 1 million people. Families do not feel comfortable or they do not know enough about organ and tissue donation and do not say yes to donation,” Nicholls explains. “Many individuals mistakenly believe that their cultural or religious beliefs do not support organ and tissue donation.