For people waiting for transplants there finally arrives a good news. Lobby groups that would cover harvesting organs’ costs are backing a national plan.  

According to Kidney Health Australia and the International Transplantation Society organ donation in Australia's was among the lowest in the world.

The society said that this would be a positive step for those waiting for an organ transplant.

For an activity-based funding scheme the government plans to keep $17 million aside.

For every patient who becomes a donor hospitals could receive up to $11,400 to enable the hospitals to cover up transplant costs.

Kidney Health Australia chief executive Anne Wilson said, “About 63 per cent of all organ transplants were kidney-related with an average wait of four years. one person a week on average died while waiting for a kidney transplant.”

President of the International Transplantation Society, Dr Jeremy Chapman, said, $17 million would enable hospitals to take care of critically ill patients and situations that are life threatening.

"Australia is at the leading edge of ensuring ethical care of deceased organ donors and this program further improves the process," he said.

Doctors however are worried with this plan. They think that now hospitals would force people to donate organs to derive incentives from the government.