Some hope is on the horizon for patients and families in need of organ transplants. There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals,
Dr Sunil Shroff, a renal transplant surgeon, established the MOHAN Foundation in 1997 after facing criticism abroad over the rising kidney transplant scams in India. His organisation educates and empowers people to take the organ donation pledge.
Mohan Foundation Chennai managing trustee Dr Sunil Shroff and principal specialist at Kanwatia Hospital Dr Dinesh Sharma, Jaipur.
n an important decision recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the consent of spouse is not compulsory for live organ donation. The court directed the authorisation committee of a Bhopal hospital
Prominent celebrities like Bhumi Pednekar, Harmanpreet Kaur, Randeep Hooda, Abhay Deol, and Dia Mirza have joined forces with Seagram’s 100 Pipers Glassware to lead the charge against corneal blindness in India.
SMRC’s V. M. Salgaocar Hospital in collaboration with Caring Souls Goa, Goa Medical College and MOHAN Foundation successfully organized a blood donation camp at SMRC Hospital, Chicalim, Goa.
Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI) chairman Dr Kh Palin on Wednesday emphasised the pressing need for increased awareness regarding swap transplants and overcoming familial barriers to deceased organ donation.
Khongnangthaba University, in partnership with the MOHAN Foundation, organised a one-day awareness programme on organ donation and transplant processes at the University on Wednesday.
Children aged between three and 15 participated in a marathon to promote organ donation at Rajarathinam stadium on Sunday.
From time to time, stories of the commercial dealings in organs, or cash for kidney scams, surface in the media. In December, one such possible organ racket was in the news
