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 MoreOrgan Donation: Misconceptions Are Hindrances In Mobilising People To Donate Organs, Finds A Study
A study conducted in Coimbatore finds that misconceptions about organ donation like fear of body disfigurement and the fear of misuse of the organs donated inhibit people from pledging organs and donating organs of the brain stem dead patients to save lives
Read MoreOrgan Donation: Kolkata Witnessed An Incredible Feat Of 2 Heart Transplants Within 24 Hours
A green corridor of 600 km was set up to transport a heart harvested in Patna to a 19 year old girl suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy in Kolkata
Read MoreGreen Corridor For Heart Transplant: Kolkata Traffic Police Transports Heart Over 26 Kilometres In 16 Minutes
A 51-year-old man from Kolkata got a new lease of life when family of a 24-year-old accident victim in Andhra Pradesh agreed to donate his organs
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