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.
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Most health insurance policies do offer cover for organ transplant surgeries. Ideally, for live donors, this should mean that the costs associated with the pre-operative testing and hospitalisation should be borne by the recipient or their insurance company, as all these are integral to the transplantation procedure. However, the extent of ‘organ donor coverage’ offered by different companies can vary.
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