Thousands of patients continue to wait their turn for an organ transplant and organ transplantation is only possible when more organ donors come forward, IMA-Goa, organ coordinator, Dr Amol Mahaldar said at a programme on organ donation held for staff and councillors of Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC).
Varsha Dongre, a deaf and dumb student from Indore, who won the Miss India award among 1,000 at the Star Line Miss India Contest of general contestants held at Tajnagari Agra in Hal, has now shown her spirit in human service. The Webinar, organized on the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, she has announced organ donation after death.
To commemorate the 75 th Independence Day of India, the entire doctors’ team and all the staffs of Gem Hospital have pledged to donate their organs. The cause was initiated in the presence of Dr Sunil Shroff, founder and managing trustee, Mohan Foundation, a non-governmental organisation started to promote organ donation in India.
Organ donations have come down steadily in Tamil Nadu over the last four years and worsened during the pandemic, but the state continues to make best use of the organs it has received as donations, said state health secretary J Radhakrishnan at a function organized to honour donor families and medical teams involved in transplant surgeries.
In the past seven years, organs of 42 deceased persons have been donated in Rajasthan which saved 150 lives. Experts in the field claim that the state is among the most proactive amongst the northern states of the country, especially with the initiative of organ donation pledge on driving licences for which around 2 lakh persons have given their consent.
Organ donation is one of the greatest contributions to humanity. It is a true gift of life - not only are you saving the lives of many, but also bringing in new hopes and dreams to the receiver. Did you know that organ donation from one donor can save eight lives and provide tissues that can help almost 50 people? Organ donation is one of the greatest contributions to humanity.
The World Organ Donation Day is observed globally on August 13, every year. This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and motivate people to donate organs after death. Did you know that one organ donor can save up to eight lives.
Can a deceased donor’s family decide whom the donated organ should go to? While some developed countries allow this, India doesn’t. Because of this, the family of a 24-year-old man who was declared brain dead at a private hospital recently couldn’t donate his organs.
As the world observes the World Kidney Week, it also awakens us, Indians, to the sad fact that despite this particular vital organ (the kidney) being a transplantable one – our country’s record remains painfully poor in terms of availability of donor organs.
While the need for organ transplantation remains high, donations, particularly cadaver donations are few, leaving patients waiting for years. Hari, a patient in Thrissur, has been awaiting a liver transplant for four years, said his wife.
