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Challenges and the Road community outreach are also
Ahead being intensified to address
Despite progress, challenges misconceptions and encourage
remain. A significant proportion voluntary organ donation.
of transplants in India still rely on Organ Donation - My Right
living donors, highlighting the need Organ donation is a right of
to strengthen deceased donation every citizen of the country, and
systems. The limited presence of the government is committed
transplant facilities in the public to establishing the necessary
sector can affect affordability systems so that every person or
and equitable access. Many family can make a free, voluntary,
rural and semi-urban hospitals and informed decision to say yes
lack the advanced critical care or no to organ donation.
infrastructure required for timely A Call to Citizens
brainstem death identification Organ donation is often
and donor maintenance. described as ‘Mahadaan’ — the
Efforts are underway to supreme act of generosity. It
expand transplant and retrieval reflects India’s long tradition of
facilities in government hospitals, compassion and giving. Every
particularly in underserved conversation about organ
districts, while strengthening donation can save a life. Let us
training for ICU physicians, all contribute to this national
transplant coordinators, and endeavour of promoting the
grief counsellors to improve noble cause of saving lives.
donor identification and consent Be a Life Giver – Spread the
rates. Awareness initiatives Word on Organ Donation.
through digital platforms and Jai Hind!

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