August 13th is observed as Organ Donation Day in India.
Donating an organ can help you save many lives. As our nation faces serious organ shortage with patients dying while waiting for transplants, it is important for everyone to come forward and donate organs. All you need to do is register online for organ donation, which is a simple process that can help you save a life. It is lack of awareness about organ donation that people fail to come forward to donate organ. But this organ donation day, let s all pledge to donate your organs and save lives. Here are 10 things you should know before pledging to donate your organs.
Dr Avnish Seth, Director, FORT ( Fortis Organ Retrieval and Transplant(FORT)), said, Rate of Organ Donation in the country has increased 10-fold over the last five years; from 0.05 per million to 0.5 per million. Our country as a whole needs to take up the cause of Organ Donation on priority and we as the medical community have to take the lead. Brain Stem Deaths are widely unrecognized and unreported that needs to change. Ever increasing recipients list is causing major organ shortage crisis as the Donor-Recipient ratio remains skewed, in an event organized to salute the Donor Families Spirit of Giving, Wall of Tribute Unveiled at Fortis Hospital, Mulund. Also read about organ donation: 23 frequently asked questions answered.
Dr Anvay Mulay, Head of Cardiac Transplant Team, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, said These donors, through their selfless act, have helped champion the cause of Organ Donation. The harvested organs could be successfully transplanted into recipients only because of the clockwork-like coordination between the allied hospitals, Medical Social Workers, ZTCC, Min of Health, Traffic & Police authorities, Aviation personnel NGO s etc., who cannot be thanked enough. As a trend, donations and transplants of Heart, Liver, Kidneys, and Corneas have gradually increased, but what is needed is a nation-wide awakening that will help bridge the Donor-Recipient gap. We hope to see many more Angels of Hope join our endeavour to save and enrich lives.
Here are different types of organ donation:
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