Organ Donation

Delhi doctors restart blood flow post death for organ donation, 1st in Asia

Doctors at a Delhi hospital have successfully restarted the blood circulation of a 55-year-old woman after her death to enable organ donation, marking a pioneering achievement in Asia, officials said on Saturday. The procedure, conducted at HCMCT Manipal Hospital in Dwarka, is the first of its kind in Asia, where blood circulation was restarted post-mortem to retrieve organs. Geeta Chawla, who had been bedridden and paralysed due to Motor Neuron Disease, was brought to the hospital on November 5 with severe breathing difficulties. As her condition worsened, the family decided not to place her on life support. She passed away at 8:43 PM on November 6. Honouring her wish to donate her organs, the medical team performed a rare and complex procedure known as Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP). Using an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO), the doctors successfully restarted blood circulation in her abdominal organs, even after her heart had stopped and she had been declared dead

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Green corridors: Vital lifelines speeding organs to save precious lives

Coordinated, traffic-free routes are helping donor organs reach recipients in record time, improving transplant success rates across India. Find out how such traffic-free routes are create

Over 18,000 lives saved through organ donation, but demand persists

India achieved a record number of organ transplants in 2024, yet thousands remain on waiting lists. Doctors, authorities call for increased participation to help save lives on World organ donation Day

From ICU to new life: Tracing the journey of a donated organ in India

From confirming brain death to racing against the clock, here's how India's doctors, labs, and Notto work together to deliver a donated organ and save lives

Brain death explained: The hardest 'yes' and a window for organ donation

Brain death is the only moment when deceased organ donation can give others a second chance at life. Understanding it helps families say 'yes' when it matters most

Prioritise women, close kin of deceased donors for organ transplant: Govt

Women patients should be accorded priority in organ transplant waiting lists to check gender disparity, the Union Health Ministry has advised states. It has also suggested that weightage be given to near relatives of deceased donors awaiting organ transplant. These suggestions are part of an advisory issued by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Health Ministry to all states and Union Territories on the 15th Indian Organ Donation Day on August 2 for augmentation of organ donation and transplantation in India. The advisory called for honouring deceased organ donors and ensuring they receive a dignified funeral and felicitating the family members of deceased donors at public functions at state/district level on 15th August, 26 January, state foundation day etc. "To make provision to give additional points in the allocation criteria for female patients in the waiting list for deceased donor organ transplants, so as to address gender disparity. To ma

Centre streamlining organ donation with focus on access, awareness: Nadda

He also acknowledged the work done by States and Union Territories for augmenting organ donation and transplants and urged to learn from best practices implemented by the different states

Centre issues first-ever guidelines for seamless transport of human organs

The Union Health Ministry has come out with its first-ever SOPs for seamless transport of human organs through various modes of travel, which will allow airlines carrying them to request the Air Traffic Control for priority take-off and landing and also arrange front-row seats. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for organ transplant will serve as a guiding document for those involved in organs transplants across the country and are aimed at ensuring maximum utilisation. "By streamlining organ transport process, we aim to maximise the utilisation of precious organs and offer hope to countless patients awaiting life-saving transplants.These SOPs are a roadmap for organ retrieval and transplant institutions across the country ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards," Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said. A live organ needs to be transported between hospitals when both the organ donor and the organ recipient are in different hospitals either within the same

Delhi HC directs Centre to frame guidelines for organ donation by minor

Justice Subramonium Prasad allowed a minor daughter to donate a part of her liver to her father

Kidney and liver the most pledged organs for donation, shows govt data

The NOTTO registry currently has 129,615 registered organ donors, which is less than 1% of India's population

Cash-for-kidney scam: Notto orders investigation against Apollo hospital

The National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) under the Union Health Ministry has ordered an inquiry into allegations of cash-for-kidney scam against Indraprastha Apollo hospital, official sources said Tuesday. Director of NOTTO, Dr Anil Kumar has written to Principal Secretary (Health) in the Delhi government to get the matter examined, take appropriate action according to provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA) 1994 and furnish an action taken report within a week. Dr Kumar has given reference to a media report alleging involvement of Apollo Hospital, Delhi and Dr Sandeep Guleria in running a kidney racket in which impoverished people from Myanmar are being enticed to sell their organs for profit. "The report highlights that such activities may be taking place posing serious threat to health and well-being of vulnerable individuals. As per Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 CHAPTER IV, Section 13(3)

4 of 5 organ recipients in India are men; 93% are living donors: Study

Data showed that from 1995 to 2021, 36,640 transplantations were carried out in the country, of which over 29,000 were for men and 6,945 were for women

Over 70,000 pledged organ donation under Ayushman Bhav campaign: Mandaviya

Over 70,000 people have pledged organ donation under the Ayushman Bhav campaign which aims to provide saturation coverage of healthcare services to every intended beneficiary, including those in the last mile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Women outnumber men in pledging organ donation, said the health minister who also made the same pledge. The highest number of organ donation pledges were received from Maharashtra, followed by Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Ayushman Bhav campaign was launched on September 13 by President Droupadi Murmu and was implemented during the 'Seva Pakhwada' from September 17 till October 2. Mandaviya said over 63.8 Ayushman cards were made while 1,13,41,303 Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs have been generated. As many as 2,69,422 health melas have been organised at Health and Wellness Centres during the 'Seva Pakhwada' and witnessed a footfall of around 161 lakh people who availed free diagnostics service

Goa CM Pramod Sawant pledges to donate his kidney, liver and cornea

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday pledged to donate his organs as part of a pan-India initiative launched by Bharatiya Janata Party's medical cell. CM Sawant, in the presence of BJP's Goa medical cell convener Dr Shekhar Salkar and others, signed an online application pledging to donate his petition. He was immediately given a certificate for it. Addressing a press conference here, the chief minister said he has pledged to donate his kidneys, liver and cornea as part of the drive. Sawant praised the Union Health Ministry and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for taking up the initiative of organ donation across the country. Organs can be donated online by anyone, who is above 18 years of age, he said. Thanking the Union government and BJP medical cell for giving him an opportunity to pledge his organs, he said, "Everyone should come forward and pledge to donate organs, which will save other lives in the future." Sawant said the Goa government has held four ...

TN govt to perform last rites of organ donors with full state honours

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that his government would accord full state honours to the funeral of organ donors from the state. A decision to this effect was taken to honour the sacrifices made by those declared brain dead and their family members who come forward to donate the organs thereby saving several lives. "Tamil Nadu is leading the country in organ donation and this has only been made achievable because of those families who come forward to donate the organs of those who have been declared brain dead," the DMK chief said in a social media post. "It has been decided to accord state government honors henceforth during the performance of last rites to those individuals who are declared brain dead and their organs have been donated to others," he added. Hailing the announcement, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) chief Anbumani Ramadoss said there would not be any other honor than this, as it respects the selfless sacrifices made by those who were declar

India has lower deceased organ donation rate than peers, shows data

Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka top deceased organ donor transplantations

Health minister leads 8,000 people to take organ donation pledge in Agra

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led around 8,000 people in taking a pledge for organ donation at the GIC ground in Agra on Saturday. Giving a clarion call to donate blood when alive and donate organs after death, Mandaviya said the government has decided to give financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per month to all the poor people undergoing organ transplant. Arrangements will also be made for their regular check-ups, he said. The health minister said that by the end of 2024, arrangements for organ retrieval will be made in all hospitals and medical colleges of the country. Addressing a gathering at the GIC ground, Mandaviya said that there can be no greater service to mankind than donating organs to save another life. The Union health minister also inaugurated a super specialty block at Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), Agra and an organ donation registry. To register to donate organs, the only requirements are the Aadhaar number, and the Aadhaar-linked mobile ...

Rising acceptance of organ donations is making Chennai a hub of transplants

The biggest reason for Chennai's emergence as a transplant hub is perhaps the rising availability of donors, both living as well as dead

Govt taking steps to increase organ donation in country: Mandaviya

Over 15,000 organ donations are now made annually in the country as compared to 5,000 in 2013, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. "There cannot be a greater service to humanity than giving life to another person," he said at the 13th Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD) ceremony here. The ceremony was held to felicitate families who decided to donate organs of their loved ones, to spread awareness on deceased organ donation and recognise the contribution of medical professionals working in the field of organ donation and transplantation. Addressing the gathering, Mandaviya said it is important to recognise and appreciate the contribution of all the people who have been part of this endeavour. "In 2013, around 5,000 people came forward to donate their organs. Now there are over 15,000 organ donors annually," he said. He said the government has taken several steps for increasing organ donations in the country and the age limit of 65 years for donating organs has b