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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

Every year around the National Organ Donation Day on November 27, the NDTV-Fortis More To Give campaign organises a multi-city Walkathon. People from all walks of life across the nation join the Walkathon to take a step towards organ donation and raise awareness about the cause and take the pledge to become an organ donor. This year the Walkathon is being held on November 25 in seven cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram (Gurgaon), Jaipur, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai.

#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

Need To Improve Organ Retrieval And Transplant Facilities: Union Health Minister

Union Health Minister J P Nadda today called for strengthening organ retrieval and transplantation facilities to bridge the gap between demand and supply of human organs.