Haryana government also approved an annual outlay of Rs 88.90 lakh, including recurring and non-recurring expenditure, for the organ and tissue transplant organisation
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In a bid to give a big push for research in tissue engineering and overcome the problems of donor organ shortages, India’s Department of Biotechnology has invited “concept proposals” from Indian scientists for regeneration of heart, liver, pancreas, skin, tooth, eye and bone — complete with muscle, tendon and marrow
Read MoreTelangana Sets An Example On National Organ Donation Day 2017. Here’s What The State Is Doing Right
National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has chosen Telangana’s Jeevandan, a state-run organ donation scheme as the best performing organ donation drive in the country. Here’s what sets the scheme apart
Read MoreAt The Brink Of Death, 76-Year-Old Nurse Flown In From Dubai To Donate Her Organs
76-year-old former nurse at Safdarjung hospital had one last wish – to donate her organs, including her skin. Her family flew her down from Dubai in a critical state to New Delhi in order to fulfill her wish
Read MoreIs Cadaver Donation In North-Eastern States A Distant Reality?
As of date, not even a single Cadaver Donation has taken place in all the eight states of North Eastern region. Though the state performs transplant from living donors, like kidney, lung or cornea however, there is no data to show the number of such organ transplants in the region. Experts say currently, North Eastern regions are at the starting phase of organ donation which is education and awareness
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