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 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 …
