From presumed consent to incentives for donors, countries have tried different ways to promote organ donation among their people.
Read MoreThe Critical Link To Increasing Organ Donation Rates
The only way bolster the low figures of organ donation in India is by raising ground level awareness, dispelling misinformation and promoting people to register themselves as potential organ donors after death. The one point-person who can effectively do all of this is a Transplant Coordinator – a person who broaches the issue of organ donation with the family of a brain dead patient.
Read MoreKidney Has No Religious Labels: Sushma Swaraj After Muslim Man’s Offer
64-year-old Sushma Swaraj has been offered kidneys by scores of people since Wednesday when she said on Twitter that she was in hospital due to kidney failure and was undergoing tests for a transplant.
Read MoreJodhpur Farmer Offers Kidney To Sushma Swaraj
A young farmer from Jodhpur offered his kidney to External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi for kidney failure.
Read MoreBhopal: Green Corridor Transports Liver In 13 Minutes
In a first, a green corridor was created in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh’s capital, on Friday to transport a donated liver from the airport to hospital within 13 minutes.
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