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Sushma Swaraj Successfully Undergoes Kidney Transplant

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday successfully underwent a scheduled kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here and will need at least a week to properly recover

Improve Standard Of Organ Transplantation To Save Lives: Health Minister

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda stressed on the critical need for strengthening infrastructure and improving human resources for organ retrieval and transplantation.

Need To Improve Organ Retrieval And Transplant Facilities: Union Health Minister

Union Health Minister J P Nadda today called for strengthening organ retrieval and transplantation facilities to bridge the gap between demand and supply of human organs.

1.5 Lakh Annual Brain Deaths Can Save Lakhs Of Patients: Health Minister

Government will come out with rules, regulations and protocols for facilitating organ donation. Health Minister J P Nadda stated this today, while terming organ donation “an egalitarian and a moral act”, that called for a national movement.

Irrfan Khan Urges People To Donate Organs

Actor Irrfan Khan flagged off the NDTV-Fortis #MoreToGive Walkathon to raise awareness about organ donation on the occasion of Indian Organ Donation Day on Sunday. Irrfan is the ambassador for the NDTV Fortis ‘More To Give’ campaign, which was launched earlier this year.

Soon A Task Force To Spread Awareness About Organ Donation In West Bengal

A panel of speakers at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) has emphasised the need to spread awareness on the ‘Deceased Donor Programme Cadaver Daan,’ which is aimed at organ donation and transplantation.