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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the 2026 Organ Donation Day Commemoration, Continuing the Miracle of Life Sharing!

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it will attend the 2026 Organ Donation Day Commemoration, hosted by the Korean Organ Donation Association at 2 p.m. today, September 9, in the International Conference Room at Busan City Hall. The event will reaffirm the profound value of life sharing and promote a culture of donation throughout the local community.

The ceremony will include awards recognizing individuals who have contributed to spreading the culture of life sharing, commemorative and congratulatory remarks, words of encouragement for bereaved families, and activities highlighting the value of respect for life.

Approximately 100 people will attend the ceremony, including Mayor Chun Jae-soo, Busan Metropolitan Council Chairperson Kang Moo-gil, Superintendent of Education Kim Seok-jun, Korean Organ Donation Association President Kang Chi-young, organ donors, and award recipients.

Organ Donation Day, observed on September 9, was designated to symbolize the fact that one brain-dead donor can save up to nine people through organ donation. It is held annually to honor the wishes of donors who practiced the noble act of life sharing and to pay tribute to their bereaved families.

With the goal of making Busan a “city that practices life sharing,” Busan Metropolitan City is carrying out a range of initiatives to promote organ donation, including strengthening recognition and support for donors, utilizing public-private networks, and conducting community-based outreach through public health centers in all 16 districts and counties.

In particular, the city operates Life Sharing Week during the second week of September to honor the noble intentions of donors. In cooperation with specialized private organizations, it is also actively implementing programs to comfort bereaved families and improve public awareness, including providing support items for bereaved families, organizing healing camps, and holding organ donation symposiums.

In addition, an international symposium involving Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held in November to strengthen solidarity around the universal human values of organ donation and life sharing, which transcend national borders.

As part of the collaborative campaign, the Korea Organ Donation Agency will also hold a Seed of Hope character-catching challenge using the mobile walking app Walk On, allowing citizens to participate in their daily lives.

The “Catch the Seed of Hope with Nanumi!” challenge will run throughout September and is open to anyone. Participants who reach the target number of steps by completing activities such as healthy walking, catching Seed of Hope characters, and posting comments about life sharing will be entered into a prize drawing.

Mayor Chun Jae-soo is expected to say, “I express my deepest respect to the donors who gave a part of themselves to people facing the depths of despair and presented them with the miracle of life.”

He is also expected to say, “We will do our utmost to ensure that donors and their bereaved families receive the respect and recognition they deserve in society and that a culture of life sharing becomes deeply rooted in everyday life throughout Busan.”