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Centre asks states to take steps to encourage organ, tissue donation from road accident victimsIn India, the challenge of organ shortages looms large. The government is calling on states to amplify efforts in organ donation. Vital ste...- World Organ Donation Day 2025: What you should know about organ pledging, process, and impactWorld Organ Donation Day, observed annually on August 13, aims to raise awareness about organ donation's life-saving potential and honor do...
- How this new tech can offer hope for patients waiting for transplantsFaced with a shortage of organ donations, a new technique called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP) has been developed. This...
- Southern states witness majority heart transplants owing to more donationsSouthern states in India lead in heart transplantation as per Notto data. Tamil Nadu topped the list at 70 transplants, followed by Karnata...
- New data reveals why patients from the US and UK are flocking to India for organ transplantsIn 2023, India conducted 1,851 organ transplants for foreign nationals, accounting for nearly 10% of all transplants. The majority of these...
- Health ministry asks states, UTs to act strictly against hospitals involved in illegal transplantThe Union health ministry urges states to investigate and take action against illegal organ transplants, emphasizing monitoring of foreign ...
- Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplantsThe register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to en...
- In Odisha, organ donors' funeral to be held with full state honoursOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announces an initiative granting full state honors at the funeral of organ donors, aiming to raise awa...
- Niti Aayog working towards making India more organ donation-friendly; Rules may be easedOrgan donation and transplantation is governed by Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (amended in 2014) under National Or...
- Structural reforms in offing in organ donation, transplant sector: Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaAccording to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of total organ transplants in the country has substantially increased fr...
- To make everybody donate every bodyThe prime minister's appeal to people to register as organ donors is an important intervention. Studies have found that India's total organ...
- Health Ministry working on 'One Nation, One Organ Allocation' policyWorking towards firming up the policy, the ministry has already recommended states to remove the domicile criterion for registering those s...
- Kidney donors must undergo genetic screening to reduce risks of transplant failure. Here's whyKidneys from donors that have the risk variants of APOL1 are more likely to fail.
- Medical marvel: World's first baby born after uterus transplant from deceased donorThe recipient of the transplant was a patient with uterine infertility.
- Have had previous eye surgeries? Don't worry, you too can donate your corneasIndia is facing a severe shortage of corneas.
- Government issues draft guidelines for kidney donationThe government today issued draft guidelines for allocating criteria for kidney donation from deceased source, a move aimed at easing rules...
- Who can donate organs in India, when and howFor organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs ...
- Indian Medical Association to create organ donors's registry in KeralaThe registry will contain the consent letters of those willing to donate their organs and their health status along with other details.
- China beats India to launch its national online donor registryGlobally, several registries are set up simultaneously to track the organ transplantation systems to ensure ethical and safety norms as rec...
- Give your heart away: India learnt to donate blood, it must do the same with liver, kidneys, lungs and heartThe new Transplantation of Human Organs Act aimed to stop organ trading and to make transplantation affordable for the poor and middle clas...
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