NIAID Now: People with HIV Can Give the Gift of Life by Becoming Organ Donors – A Q&A with HIV Transplantation Experts

A gift box with an AIDS awareness ribbon on it, symbolizing the gift of life given by organ donors with HIV.

Organ donation saves lives. Tragically, 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant—including people living with HIV, who are more likely than HIV-negative people to develop end-stage kidney and liver disease. The HOPE Act of 2013 allows for research into organ transplantation from one person with HIV to another, ultimately benefitting all people waiting for transplants by increasing the number of people eligible to become organ donors.

To learn more about how researchers are leveraging this legislation, NIAID Now spoke to two experts who oversee organ transplantation studies among people with HIV.