Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, the campaign ambassador for NDTV- Fortis More To Give, has been vocal about his opinions regarding organ donation. “There is possibility and there are challenges,” the actor said regarding the campaign.
Read MoreA Case For Presumed Consent For Harvesting Of Organs
When it comes to an organ donation policy, the world is generally split between two approaches— the ‘opt-in’ and the ‘opt-out’ system. India has adopted the opt-in system where the emphasis is on ‘encouraged voluntarism’ or individuals (or their families) making their intention to donate their organs known in an act of exceptional altruism.
Read MoreOrgan Donation: The Need Of The Hour
The decision to donate organs is a life-saving one helping people in dire need of transplants. These people are hanging by threads of hope – the hope of a new organ; the hope of living a wholesome life; the hope of not dying.
Read MoreOur Motto Was Not “Why us?”, But “Try us!” – A Transplant Story
You never meet people by accident. They always come into your life for a very definite purpose that is only revealed later. That’s exactly where my story begins and what it is about.
Read MoreNeed 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.
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