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Certain 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

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.

Union Minister Anupriya Patel Emphasises On The Need To Promote Deceased Organ Donation

In India it is mainly the living donors who are donating organs and only about 23 per cent of the organ transplants are being done with organs obtained from cadavers, says Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel

More To Give: NDTV-Fortis Organ Donation Campaign Season 3

NDTV in partnership with Fortis has launched a new initiative – ‘More To Give’, a campaign focusing on sensitizing the nation about the need of stepping up to donate organs for saving lives.