Spain is one of the leading countries in organ donation, but all action is little, and I think that the decision made by the ONT and Mediaset to launch this application may be really beneficial for the Spanish organ donation system.
Why donate?
I respect all kinds of beliefs in this regard, but I believe in my right to say my own. I am one of those who think that if we are alive we have to be useful for society, when unfortunately we die even more, and that is that we can save the lives of people who do not have to leave if they count on our collaboration. That is what the organ donation, in the last help that we will give to a stranger who will thank us for life.
It must be specified that living organs can also be donated, for example a kidney, but here the issue is already more controversial and is usually more limited to specific situations, also being a very minority percentage with respect to the donations that are produced after the death of the person. In any case, the donor card will be valid for both cases, so if you agree with my thinking about donation, I think you should keep reading.
Idea
With the potential that mobile apps have today, it was almost crazy not to take advantage of their potential, and the result It has been that in a few days there are already almost 200.000 donor cards created from mobile phones, a massive response from the population to which we can only participate and applaud.
Si the idea is magnificent and in ordering our donor card to take it on the iPhone (Passbook would have been good, by the way) it takes really little time, there are two aspects of the application that can be improved: the interface is badly designed at least for the iPhone and what results more serious: it is not optimized for the iPhone 5 screen. At this point from my point of view it is unforgivable, especially when it is an app that will be used by thousands of people and not by a minority group.
In any case the negative It can be corrected through updates, so I keep the important thing, which is nothing more than to become an organ donor and help someone who is really going to need it to survive in a critical situation. You are free to do it or not, but honestly and with my hand on my heart, I do not see a single reason not to do it.
Our assessment
What to become a donor or have a donor card is a fallacy. In Spain, in the event of death, it is not you who makes the decision, it is your family members, regardless of whether your wish was to donate your organs or not. So the really important thing is to make it clear to your family members that you want to be a donor, so that when the time comes, they respect your wish.
If that is known, it is clear that the family members make the decision, but it is how you also say it is necessary to make it clear what your decision is, that is what the virtual card does ...