'My Brother Would Have Cherished Our Decision': How Organs of a Brain-Dead Man Saved Lives of 4, Their Kin
2 years ago

'My Brother Would Have Cherished Our Decision': How Organs of a Brain-Dead Man Saved Lives of 4, Their Kin

News 18  

During the outbreak of Covid-19, 39-year-old Manikandan Ayyappan would set up ‘langars’ in ‘jhuggis’ in eastern Delhi. While family refusal remains one of the top reasons for lower organ donation rates in India, Ayyappan’s family wanted to go ahead. “My brother would have cherished our decision of giving life to other people even after his death.” How were Ayyappan’s organs used? “The other organs were transferred through NOTTO with the help of a green corridor to different hospitals with the support of traffic police and authorities of east Delhi among others,” Bhardwaj, Ayyappan’s doctor, said. While India conducts the third-largest transplants in the world every year, hardly four per cent of the patients requiring heart, liver or kidney transplants manage to get the donation on time.

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Odisha: One-year-old boy saves lives of three through organ donation
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha: One-year-old boy saves lives of three through organ donation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: A family from Odisha’s Rourkela has touched hearts with their remarkable act of generosity, choosing to donate their one-year-old son’s organs after his untimely demise. Ashok Lenka and Pratibha Nayak made the noble decision following the tragic loss of their son, Janmesh Lenka, who was being treated at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for severe health complications. The family’s act serves as …

Chandigarh: 33-yr-old brain-dead man gives fresh lease of life to four patients
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Chandigarh: 33-yr-old brain-dead man gives fresh lease of life to four patients

Hindustan Times  

A 33-year-old man from Fatehgarh Sahib, who suffered a fatal head injury in an accident, gave a new lease of life to four critically ill patients through organ donation at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Jatinder Singh’s heart, both kidneys and liver were transplanted into four critically ill patients at PGIMER in Chandigarh. Jatinder Singh’s family …

Two brain dead patients help six persons live post-transplant
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two brain dead patients help six persons live post-transplant

The Hindu  

Organ donation by two brain-dead patients’ families helped to save six persons at Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre here. The Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu allocated heart valves, two kidneys, pancreas, small bowel and stomach to the hospital. SRMC doctors harvested four kidneys, two livers, pancreas, heart valves, small bowel, stomach and four corneas. After his mother Mangayarkarsi, a single parent, …

210 organs retrieved from the brain-dead and transplanted to needy in the last one year, says Jeevandan Andhra Pradesh Coordinator
2 months, 2 weeks ago

210 organs retrieved from the brain-dead and transplanted to needy in the last one year, says Jeevandan Andhra Pradesh Coordinator

The Hindu  

State Coordinator for Jeevandan and Director of Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences K. Rambabu has said that as many as 210 organs were retrieved from the brain-dead and transplanted to the needy in the last one year. He said that the response for the Jeevandan programme has been encouraging and attributes the success to the State government’s efforts, apart from …

Ludhiana: Liver patient gets new lease of life at city hospital
3 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Liver patient gets new lease of life at city hospital

Hindustan Times  

In a lifesaving initiative at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, the unfortunate demise of a 56-year-old woman from Ludhiana led to the donation of her organs, giving a new lease of life to multiple individuals. Following the declaration of brain death, the hospital’s in-house organ retrieval and transplantation team, including the critical care and anaesthesia team led by Dr PL …

Organ Donation in India: Bridging the Gap Between Life and Death
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Organ Donation in India: Bridging the Gap Between Life and Death

Deccan Chronicle  

With India’s vast population, the need for organ transplants is critical, yet organ donation rates remain among the lowest in the world. India’s organ donation rate is currently 0.52 per million people, compared to 35 per million in countries like Spain and 26 per million in the United States. The reasons behind India’s low organ donation rate are complex: Lack …

Organ Donation Camp Till August 15 in Visakhapatnam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Organ Donation Camp Till August 15 in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: An organ donation initiative organised by the All India Body and Donors Association is taking place in Visakhapatnam till August 15. Prasad urged the community to overcome misconceptions and participate in organ donation to save lives. He expressed concern over the loss of lives due to delayed donor responses, noting that in the past five years, 90,000 individuals in …

Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth brain dead youth saves lives of four end-stage patients
1 year ago

Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth brain dead youth saves lives of four end-stage patients

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old Haryana youth gave new lease of life to four terminally ill patients with organ donation here at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. The lives that were impacted through transplantation as an outcome of his organ donation included one heart recipient at Chennai, one kidney recipient and two corneal recipients here at PGIMER. As the cross-matching indicated …

What drives the illegal organ trade in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year ago

What drives the illegal organ trade in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

From time to time, stories of the commercial dealings in organs, or cash for kidney scams, surface in the media. In December, one such possible organ racket was in the news, involving people from Myanmar, who had come to a private hospital in Delhi for transplant procedures. Organ transplants have been taking place in India since the 1970s, and after …

Family of brain-dead woman saves seven lives
1 year, 6 months ago

Family of brain-dead woman saves seven lives

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The decision of a brain-dead patient’s family members to donate her organs has helped seven critical patients. Keerthi, a resident of Ramapuram Harijanawada in Pichatur mandal of Chittoor district, had been undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai. At this juncture, Rajiv Gandhi hospital dean Dr. E. Therani Rajan approached Keerthi’s parents, Sampath Kumar and Ammulu, …

Health Matters | In noble organ donations, we trust
1 year, 7 months ago

Health Matters | In noble organ donations, we trust

The Hindu  

The noblest of acts, arguably, is the donation of organs post-brain death, to aid transplantation of organs; no less significant is a living donor transplant. With a waiting list of over three lakh patients and at least 20 persons dying each day waiting for an organ, India’s paucity of organ donations, especially deceased donations, has been exacting a steep toll. …

Organ shortage continues to cost lives
1 year, 7 months ago

Organ shortage continues to cost lives

The Hindu  

With a waiting list of over three lakh patients and at least 20 persons dying each day waiting for an organ, India’s paucity of organ donations, especially deceased donations, has been exacting a steep toll. Vivek Kute, secretary, Indian Society of Organ Transplants, said that India’s deceased organ donation rate has been under one donor per million population for a …

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants
1 year, 7 months ago

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants

The Hindu  

Anil was on the list of recipients for organ transplant in Hyderabad as his kidneys had failed. But in a nation of 130 crore people, the organ donation rate is only 0.25 per million which means that not more than 2,000-2,500 organs are available for transplant from deceased donors. As per the data maintained by the National Organ and Tissue …

Increase in number of live organ transplants raises alarm
1 year, 8 months ago

Increase in number of live organ transplants raises alarm

Live Mint  

The union health ministry has directed all states and union territories to furnish the latest and timely records of transplants of organs from living persons after data reported by their licensing authorities set alarm bells ringing. According to data received by the Centre there were 15,561 organ transplants last year, out of which only 2,765 were from deceased donors, pointing …

India to release manual for organ donation, transplantation soon
1 year, 10 months ago

India to release manual for organ donation, transplantation soon

The Hindu  

The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation is working on a transplant manual as a step-by-step guide for the implementation of organ donation and transplantation programmes in hospitals and a standard course for training of transplant coordinators. Additionally, the government granted special casual leave of up to 42 days to Central Government employees who donate an organ as a special …

For PGI patients needing organs, the wait is long and painful
1 year, 11 months ago

For PGI patients needing organs, the wait is long and painful

Hindustan Times  

For Manwinder Pal Singh, 41-year-old patient from Fatehgarh Sahib, the wait for a kidney transplant has felt like a lifetime. PGI serves as the Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation for the northern region, including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and other neighbouring areas. However, patients like me face immense struggle awaiting an organ, with many also losing their lives before …

Why organ donation in India needs big reforms
2 years ago

Why organ donation in India needs big reforms

India Today  

Organ donation in India is in the throes of change. In a major tweak on February 14 to the organ donation policy, the Union health ministry said that hereafter there will be no age bar to register for cadaver organ transplant. The Union health ministry has also directed states against charging any registration fees from patients awaiting organ transplant. There …

DC Edit | Make organ transplants simpler
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Make organ transplants simpler

Deccan Chronicle  

Every single step making organ transplants less burdensome and more inclusive is a welcome idea for two reasons. One, the demand for organ transplant is increasing by the day, and two, advancements in medical science have made the process less risky for both the donor and the recipient. As per government data, a total of 15,561 organ transplants took place …

Nepal’s ‘Organ-ised Scam’: They Traded Kidney for Better Life, Got Med, Legal Hassles Instead
2 years, 3 months ago

Nepal’s ‘Organ-ised Scam’: They Traded Kidney for Better Life, Got Med, Legal Hassles Instead

News 18  

As Parvati Parihar winds up her household chores, she steps out of her shanty to rest on a charpai, where the youngest of her four daughters is lying half asleep. Eight years later, my younger brother sold his kidney as we needed the money and then my wife, too, did the same two years ago," Ramkumar said. Dr Anup Kumar, …

A New Lease Of Life: The Need For Reforms In India's Organ Donation Laws
3 years, 6 months ago

A New Lease Of Life: The Need For Reforms In India's Organ Donation Laws

Live Law  

Organ donation refers to the act of donating one's organs such as the heart, liver, etc. This shortfall can be overcome through reforms in India's organ donation law, the Transplantation of Human Organs and issues Act, 1994, along with measures enhancing social awareness in this regard. In this post, I shall first analyse the gaps in our current legal framework …

BJP MP Varun Gandhi all set to introduce private member\'s bill on organ donation
4 years, 7 months ago

BJP MP Varun Gandhi all set to introduce private member\'s bill on organ donation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi will introduce a private member's bill – Donation and Transplantation of Human Organ Bill, 2020 – promoting cadaver donation and making it compulsory for all Indian adults to be registered as organ donors unless a person opts out. Lets say even 5 percent of Indian population agrees to donate their organs and tissues, the …

Kerala HC Dismisses Lawyer's Plea To Ban Organ Donation Even As A Life Saving Exercise [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala HC Dismisses Lawyer's Plea To Ban Organ Donation Even As A Life Saving Exercise [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer seeking prohibition of donation of organs such as liver, kidneys, heart etc., even as a life saving exercise. Before the bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar, Advocate VN Mohan Raj, who appeared in person, urged that harvesting of human organs from …

Gujarat: Brain-dead accident victim gives new lease of life to 7 persons
6 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat: Brain-dead accident victim gives new lease of life to 7 persons

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old youth, declared brain-dead following an accident, will be giving a new lease of life to seven persons, as his vital organs have been donated to the Ahmedabad civil hospital. Vital organs including kidneys, liver, eyes and pancreas were harvested from Pandya’s body. “He had a severe brain injury, our doctors tried their best, but he was not responding …

Delhi: 25-year-old brain dead man gives fresh lease of life to four
7 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: 25-year-old brain dead man gives fresh lease of life to four

India Today  

The 'Organ Donation week' came as a boon to 51-year-old Sanjeev Aggarwal, an engineer at ONGC, who got a fresh lease of life after undergoing liver transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. A 25-year-old man Rahul, student of engineering in Delhi, saved four lives in the city by donating his kidneys, liver and heart. Dr Naimish Mehta, senior liver transplant …

Madurai GRH does organ transplant for first time
7 years, 10 months ago

Madurai GRH does organ transplant for first time

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: For the first time in the history of Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, the organs of a brain dead person were harvested with a view to give a fresh lease of life to three persons besides giving vision to two others. "We transplanted a kidney to a patient in the GRH, another kidney has been transported to Government hospital in …

Indore man saves life of many by donating organs
8 years, 4 months ago

Indore man saves life of many by donating organs

Hindustan Times  

It took just one strong decision by the family of 42-year-old Sunil Devkar, a small time businessman from Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur, to become a life saviour for several people across the state. Five organs of Devkar, who was declared brain dead on Wednesday at Indore’s MY Hospital, gave a new lease of life to over three people across the state. …

Only one percent Indians donate organs: Experts
9 years, 7 months ago

Only one percent Indians donate organs: Experts

India TV News  

New Delhi: Only one percent of Indians donate their organs after death while in western nations around 70-80 percent of the people pledge their organs, according to health experts. There is a need for the country to bring in changes to organ donation laws to alleviate the situation," said Ankur Garg, a liver transplant expert at the city-based BLK superspecialty …

Brain-dead patient’s organs donated in Vijayawada
11 years, 2 months ago

Brain-dead patient’s organs donated in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

City-based Brindavan Colony resident Mulakala Padmavathi, 39, went into coma after she suffered a sever brain haemorrhage on January 16. Consulting Nephrologists N. Ammanna, K. Prasanth Kumar and G. Srinivasa Rao and Indian Medical Association Vijayawada chapter president Indla Ramasubba Reddy gathered to show their appreciation to the family of an organ donor. Another objective of the function was to …

It’s a struggle for organ donors’ kin
11 years, 3 months ago

It’s a struggle for organ donors’ kin

The Hindu  

They showed exemplary courage by taking the most difficult decision in trying circumstances, to save multiple lives. Her husband Mangali Mallesham from Mominpet mandal of Ranga Reddy district died in an accident three months ago, after which three of his organs were harvested and transplanted. “I agreed as I felt convinced that three people will live in my husband’s name,” …

Wife's nod to transplant husband's organs saves 6 lives in TN
11 years, 8 months ago

Wife's nod to transplant husband's organs saves 6 lives in TN

India TV News  

Coimbatore, Jul 11: A newly married woman's noble gesture in agreeing to allow transplantation of the organs of her deceased husband has saved six lives, doctors at a city based hospital said. The 39-year-old man's two kidneys were donated to K G Hospital and Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital here, two heart valves to Madras Medical Mission and liver to …

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