Organ Transplant

SC asks govt to frame national policy, rules on organ transplantation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Centre to frame a national policy and uniform rules in consultation with States to ensure a transparent, and efficient system for organ donation and allocation. A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the directions on a PIL filed by the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation. The CJI, in its order, requested the Centre to persuade Andhra Pradesh to adopt the 2011 amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994. It also directed that states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Manipur, which have not yet adopted the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014, to do so expeditiously, stressing the "importance of the issue. The bench asked the Centre to develop a national policy with "model allocation criteria" for organ transplants. This policy must address and mitigate issues of gender and caste bias and establish "uniform criteria for donors across the coun

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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

A second chance at life: Organ transplants and India's medical advancements

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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

Over 80% of organ transplants between 1995 and 2021 performed on men: Govt

More than 80 per cent of the total 36,640 transplants from dead and living donors between 1995 and 2021 were performed on men, with the government saying it has taken several steps to address the gender disparity in the sphere. According to government data presented in Lok Sabha on Friday in a written response to a question, Minister of State for Health S P Singh Baghel said that of the total transplants, 29,695 were performed on men and 6,945 on women, which translates to a ratio of about 4:1. However, the share of women receiving transplants increased from 27.6 per cent in 2019 to nearly 30 per cent in 2022. The answer came in response to a question asked by YSR Congress Party MP Kuruva Gorantla Madhav. Madhav had asked if the government has taken cognisance of the fact that between 1995 and 2021, four out of five organ recipients have been men in the country and what are the steps taken to address the issue. In his response, Baghel said the government has implemented the Nationa

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-kidneys scam: Ministry orders inquiry against Apollo Hospitals

According to the Telegraph report, poor people from Myanmar "are being flown" to the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi to sell "their kidneys to rich Burmese patients"

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

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

Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka top deceased organ donor transplantations

Pig kidney in a human body? This experiment is working fine a month later

This marks the longest a pig kidney has survived and functioned in a person, although a deceased one

Centre working on digital registry for organ donation to streamline process

An official was quoted as saying by Mint that the donation registry is aimed at revamping NOTTO under the National Organ Transplant Progamme (NOTP) 2.0

Apollo expects 2,000 organ transplants a yr by 2024, sees 20% sector growth

Company announces completion of 23,000 transplants on Friday; contributes to 12% of total transplants in India

Patients can register for organ transplantation in any state: Centre

The government has done away with the requirement of state domicile for registration of patients requiring organ transplantation, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Now such patients will be able to go to any state of the country and register themselves for organ transplantation, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply. The government is working with the aim of "One Nation, One Policy" for organ donation and transplantation in consultation with the states, she said. "In this regard, it has been decided to remove the requirement of domicile of the state for registration of patients requiring organ transplantation from deceased donor. "Now such patients will be able to go to any state of the country and register themselves for organ transplantation," she said. According to the new government guidelines, the upper age limit of 65 years as eligibility for registration to receive deceased donor organ has been removed. Now, a person of any age c

India saw record transplants of over 15,000 organs in 2022: Health Secy

India has witnessed a fast resurgence in organ transplant activities post COVID-19 and, for the first time, achieved more than 15,000 transplants a year in 2022, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Sunday. Along with this, there was an annual increase of 27 per cent in the transplant numbers, Bhushan said at the "National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) Scientific Dialogue 2023", organised by the Union Ministry of Health. The event was organised to bring all the stakeholders under one roof to brainstorm ideas about interventions and best practices in the field of organ and tissue transplant that can be taken up for saving lives. Bhushan said there has been a fast resurgence in organ transplant activities post Covid, and for the first time, the country has achieved more than 15,000 transplants a year (2022). There was an annual increase of 27 per cent in the transplant numbers, he added. The health secretary underlined three priority areas -- programmatic

Redefining 'death': Organ transplants, donation may get a legal nudge

The government is considering changing the definition of "death" in the law on organ transplants