External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj continues to grant visas to Pakistani nationals on medical grounds, most of these are visa requests for organ transplant. Ms Swaraj had granted 8 visas in November and has now granted 8 this month
Read MoreMarriage With A Cause: Bihar Minister Keeps Organ Donation Stall At Son’s Wedding
In a bid to encourage organ donation in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi had an organ donation stall at his son’s wedding for guests willing to donate their organs
Read MoreKerala Hopes To Boost Its Organ Donation Numbers Post Agreement With Spain
Spain has the best organ donation rates in the world, numbering to 33.8 donors per million while India is at 0.8 donor per million. Spain has taken several effective measures to ensure that organ donation is regularised and now Kerala wants to learn from Spain to improve its organ donation and transplant infrastructure
Read MoreThere Is A Need To Develop Better Infrastructure In Government Hospitals For Organ Transplantation: Health Minister Anupriya Patel
Marking the 8th Indian Organ Donation Day, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said that there is a need to promote cadaver or deceased organ donation as currently only 23% of the organ transplant is being done with organs obtained from the cadavers
Read MoreNational Organ Donation Day: Ministers And Celebrities Take To Twitter To Spread Awareness On Organ Donation
National Organ Donation Day is celebrated to push the cause of organ donation in India and save lives
Read MoreDownload And Register: Tamil Nadu’s New Organ Donation App Makes Registration For Donors A Simple Process
Tamil Nadu, which has done exceptionally well on the organ donation front, has launched an app to make registration simpler for potential donors
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