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 donors family decide whom the donated organ should go to? While some developed countries allow this, India doesnt. Because of this, the family of a 24-year-old man who was declared brain dead at a private hospital recently couldnt 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 countrys 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.
Emphasising on the need to build awareness and a roadmap to overcome challenges towards Cadaver Donation, Institute of Medicine & Law (IML) on Monday organized a virtual meeting to release a Whitepaper on Organ Donation.
The Institute of Medicine and Law (IML), which is involved in spreading awareness on medical laws, on Thursday organised a virtual meeting to release a white paper on organ donation in the country. The whitepaper captures various challenges faced by doctors, grief counselors, tests, care givers and patients who are waiting for an organ.
Kudos to Goa Medical College (GMC) and the newly formed Goa State Organ Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) for the first cadaveric donation (organs harvested from a person declared brain dead) in Goa. It is noteworthy that in terms of Health care/Medi-care sector this is a giant leap from the times when cadaveric Organ transplantation or donation was impossible in Goa because of the callous attitude of successive Governments.
