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Organ Donation: The Need For Government Hospitals To Step Up and Widen The Scope Of Transplants

With organ donation still dominated by private hospitals, unaffordable costs often result in people from rural areas unable to secure organs for transplant

Lack Of Organ Donation In India: Here Is Why Half A Million People Die Annually In India Due To Unavailability Of Organs

India has only 301 hospitals that can perform organ transplantation which means there exist only one hospital equipped for organ transplantation and retrieval for around 43 lakh people. But lack of infrastructure is only one of the issues hampering organ donation in India.

From Living To Deceased Organ Donation, Here Are The Organs That Can Be Donated

According to the data provided by Dr. Anil Kumar, program officer for National Organ Transplant Program running under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, only 807 people donated organs in India in 2016. The total number of organs donated stood at 2,347 with kidney being the most donated organ and pancreas being the least donated organ.

At The Brink Of Death, 76-Year-Old Nurse Flown In From Dubai To Donate Her Organs

76-year-old former nurse at Safdarjung hospital had one last wish – to donate her organs, including her skin. Her family flew her down from Dubai in a critical state to New Delhi in order to fulfill her wish

Expert Blog: Myths Associated With Brain Death And Organ Donation In India

Organ donation, where a single deceased donor can save upto eight lives, has very few takers in India. One of the reasons being misconceptions that continue to overshadow reason and hamper the spread of an action that can save many lives. An expert from Fortis Hospital gives a reality check

Is Cadaver Donation In North-Eastern States A Distant Reality?

As of date, not even a single Cadaver Donation has taken place in all the eight states of North Eastern region. Though the state performs transplant from living donors, like kidney, lung or cornea however, there is no data to show the number of such organ transplants in the region. Experts say currently, North Eastern regions are at the starting phase of organ donation which is education and awareness