The birth of a healthy baby girl following the uterus transplant from a deceased woman has established the treatment of uterine infertility without living donor surgery
Read MoreLife After Organ Transplant: The Precautions, Restrictions And The Challenges
Getting an organ transplant is a major change in a person’s life that comes with a lifelong challenge of avoiding rejection of the new organ by one’s own body and at times involves supressing the very immune system that is meant to be the safety net against diseases
Read MoreOrgan Donation: A Heart Covers 282 Kilometre In 1 Hour 47 Minutes To Save A 27-Year-Old’s Life
The heart, that saved the life of a young man suffering from Dilated Cardiomyopathy for a year, was donated by the family of a brain-dead patient in Surat which was transported to Mumbai with the help of green corridor
Read MoreOrgan Donation Day: Tamil Nadu Is Again The ‘Best Performing State’ In Organ Donation
Tamil Nadu continues to be the best-performing state in terms of Organ Donation, for the fourth time in a row
Read MoreCertain Myths Around Organ Donation In India Often Discourages People: Union Minister Ashiwini Kumar Choubey
During the 9th Indian Organ Day celebrations by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that superstitions around organ donation discourage people and so there is a need to spread awareness about the cause
Read MoreForeign Nationals Seeking Organ Transplant Have To Be Registered In The Waiting List
The Health Ministry has announced that among the patients from abroad seeking organs for transplant, NRIs and persons of Indian origin will be given preference
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