Organ donation

There are two different types of organ donation – living organ donation and cadaver donations. Organs from patients who are brain dead are called cadaver donations. Organs which can be harvested include – heart, eye, liver, lungs, kidneys, etc. Brain death usually occurs six to ten minutes after cardiac arrest and the person can be kept on ventilator support (so all other bodily functions are running) till the organs can be retrieved.

Researchers take a huge stride in growing made-to-order human kidneys

Researchers have now successfully grown functional mouse kidneys inside rats from just a few donor stem cells and are now closer to generate made-to-order kidneys for human.
Hiranandani Hospital encourages Ganapati devotees to gift a life through organ donation

Organized in association with the Altruistic Foundation, over 2485 pledges were collected by day-10 of the festival.
23-year-old gets a new lease of life due to heart and lung transplant

Organ donation is the need of the hour. Lakhs of people are waiting to receive organs. But, now a 23-year-old man from Jalana, Maharashtra, can lead a healthy life due to organ donation.
Being human: Colleague donates a kidney to save the life of a junior

In a rare instance, a senior colleague offered to donate a kidney to her fellow colleague who was suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
Mumbai hospital culminates month-long organ donation awareness drive

Every year over 5 lakh people in India lose their lives waiting for an organ. Fortis Hospital, Kalyan has taken an initiative to fix this issue.
Brain dead teen saves 5 lives in Kolkata

Mallika s liver was transported via a green corridor to a patient at Apollo Hospital and her kidneys were donated to two patients, and her cornea and skin were given to two other patients.
All you need to know about the 21-year-old suicide survivor who underwent historic face transplant

Techniques and technologies such as surgical rehearsal, 3D printing and virtual reality were used as part of the pre-operative planning, said Cleveland Clinic.
Organ Donation Day: Hema Malini and Soha Ali Khan appeal citizens to be an ‘ASLI HERO’

In order to create awareness regarding organ donation, popular actors like Hema Malini, Soha Ali Khan and Swaroop Sampat came forward and urged the citizens donate their organs and grant a new lease of life to the needy.
World Organ Donation Day 2018: Experts talk about lack of organ donation awareness in India

Organ donation is a noble deed and the need of the hour. Let's all pledge to donate organs!
Organ donation: Both kidneys and liver donated by the family of a deceased to fulfil her last wish

3 people get a new lease of life when a family decides to donate organs of their loved one
Normothermic Machine Perfusion keeps a liver alive outside the body for a day, boosts up success rates of transplant

A Bengaluru based hospital has conducted Asia's first of its kind liver transplant by using Normothermic Machine Perfusion that can keep your liver alive outside your body for 24 hours.
13 FAQs on eye donation answered by an expert

This eye donation fortnight let's all pledge to donate our eyes and save lives!
Bengaluru: Brain-dead organ donor saves 7 lives

A 42-year-old man, named Chandru donated his liver, both the kidneys and heart valves to save the lives of 7 needy people after he was declared brain dead.
26 year old accident victim gifts a life to three

Ashutosh s mother agreed to donate his heart, liver and both the kidneys.
SPARSH Hospital successfully conducts kidney transplants

SPARSH hospitals on Monday celebrated the successful completion of two kidney transplants at their Yeshwantpur facility.
Mumbai’s first pediatric heart transplant recipient recounts her journey

The teenager was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in 2015, received a heart from a 20yr old donor from Indore in Jan 2016.
Mother gave a new lease of life to her 1 and a half year old daughter through a liver transplant surgery

After 6 weeks of her birth, she was diagnosed with Alagille Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the liver, heart, and other parts of the body.
Fortis Hospital, Mulund: Clinicians, medical social workers, traffic and police authorities coordinate to save a life

This transplant became possible when the brother and father of a 34yr old male from Amravati, consented to donate his organs.
"More to Give" walkathon: Gul Panag and Rajesh Pradhan, IPS, DIG flag-off the Mumbai edition

It witnessed over 700 participants coming together.
15 facts about organ donation in India that you should know

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Researchers take a huge stride in growing made-to-order human kidneys

Hiranandani Hospital encourages Ganapati devotees to gift a life through organ donation

23-year-old gets a new lease of life due to heart and lung transplant

Being human: Colleague donates a kidney to save the life of a junior

Mumbai hospital culminates month-long organ donation awareness drive

Brain dead teen saves 5 lives in Kolkata

All you need to know about the 21-year-old suicide survivor who underwent historic face transplant

Organ Donation Day: Hema Malini and Soha Ali Khan appeal citizens to be an ‘ASLI HERO’

World Organ Donation Day 2018: Experts talk about lack of organ donation awareness in India

Organ donation: Both kidneys and liver donated by the family of a deceased to fulfil her last wish

Normothermic Machine Perfusion keeps a liver alive outside the body for a day, boosts up success rates of transplant

13 FAQs on eye donation answered by an expert

Bengaluru: Brain-dead organ donor saves 7 lives

26 year old accident victim gifts a life to three

SPARSH Hospital successfully conducts kidney transplants

Mumbai’s first pediatric heart transplant recipient recounts her journey

Mother gave a new lease of life to her 1 and a half year old daughter through a liver transplant surgery

Fortis Hospital, Mulund: Clinicians, medical social workers, traffic and police authorities coordinate to save a life

"More to Give" walkathon: Gul Panag and Rajesh Pradhan, IPS, DIG flag-off the Mumbai edition

15 facts about organ donation in India that you should know

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