After a 14-year-old girl from Indore was declared brain dead, her parents agreed to donate her organs that saved lives of three patients in the city
Read MoreIn A First, Rajasthan Issues Driving Licence With ‘Organ Donor’ Logo
The Rajasthan Transport Department has added a new column in their application for a driving licence that gives an option to people to pledge their organs
Read MoreHundreds Gather Across Many Cities To Pledge Their Organs And Hope To Improve India’s Poor Organ Donation Rates
At 0.8 donors per million, India has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the world and lakhs die simply waiting for organs for life saving transplants. To spread awareness, bust myths around organ donation and get people to take the pledge to donate organs, NDTV-Fortis More To Give Campaign organised simultaneous events across India in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru.
Read MoreIn Pics: Heart Donated In Mumbai Reaches A Patient In Delhi Hospital In Record Time, Thanks To Green Corridor
Haryana To Set Up Organ And Tissue Transplant Organisation To Promote Organ Donation
Haryana government also approved an annual outlay of Rs 88.90 lakh, including recurring and non-recurring expenditure, for the organ and tissue transplant organisation
Read MoreWest Bengal May Soon Have A Unified List Of All Patients In Government Hospitals Requiring Organ Transplants
The proposed list will contain names of patients requiring organ transplants, across all government hospitals in the state
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