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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

#OrganDonation: Tamil Nadu Adjudged Best State For The Third Time

Tamil Nadu has also become the first state for various initiatives like mandatory certification of brain stem deaths, streamlining organ distribution and setting up green corridors

There Is A Need To Develop Better Infrastructure In Government Hospitals For Organ Transplantation: Health Minister Anupriya Patel

Marking the 8th Indian Organ Donation Day, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said that there is a need to promote cadaver or deceased organ donation as currently only 23% of the organ transplant is being done with organs obtained from the cadavers

National Organ Donation Day: Ministers And Celebrities Take To Twitter To Spread Awareness On Organ Donation

National Organ Donation Day is celebrated to push the cause of organ donation in India and save lives

From Living To Deceased Organ Donation, Here Are The Organs That Can Be Donated

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.