Hindu Business LineMany pledge, but long way to harvestTimes of IndiaThousands have regis tered as donors in a span of a fortnight. But experience has shown that of thousands of people who pledge, only a few are likely to convert into donations after b…
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Ahmedabad’s Kidney Institute honours family of donors
Times of India On World Organ Donation Day on Thursday, around 30 families were felicitated by the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) for deciding to donate the organs of their near and dear ones who had died in an accident or after sudden … |
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More than 6-month waiting period for cadaver liver transplant in Ahmedabad
Times of India Promoting the concept of ‘Donor on Driving License’ is also a good idea. Unlike Western countries, India neither has enough deceased donors, nor has a comprehensive system to ensure willing donors are put in touch with needy patients in time,” he added. |
Create a conducive air for organ donation: ChandyThe HinduEveryone should join hands to ensure that a positive environment for deceased donor organ donation in the State is sustained, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Inaugurating a function organ…
Hindu Business LineOrgan donation yet to pick up in cityTimes of IndiaThere are two situations under which Organ donation occur: when the person making the donation is alive (live donations) or after the person dies (deceased donations). While only fir…
The New Indian ExpressPledge to Donate OrgansThe New Indian ExpressThe Act defines that the organ donors can be either living donors or deceased donors. Once brain death has been declared, the next of kin of the donor has to give the consent before org…
The Indian ExpressOrgan donation: What is brain death?TheHealthSiteBefore we know how brain-death is related to organ donation, you need to know what is organ donation. It is the process of retrieving or procuring an organ from a live or deceased perso…
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Using kidneys from very small donors for transplant is safer than expected
HealthCanal.com (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Kidneys transplanted from infants who died of birth-related or other complications are less likely to fail due to a post-surgical vascular complication known as graft arterial stenosis (GAS) than kidneys from deceased adults, … |
Cadaver donation increasing in Kerala as people shed inhibitionsEconomic TimesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Personal inhibitions and religious reasons once stopped people from donating their organs but cadaver donation is steadily catching up in Kerala with stat…
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The painful wait for Australia’s organ donation rates to rise
Sydney Morning Herald As the tubes and beeping machines fade into the background he thinks about why the federal government’s $250 million investment to boost national donation rates has delivered an increase of just 24 deceased donors in the three years he has been on … Heart transplants raise hopes of patients waiting for organ donorsThe Indian Express ‘Country must aim for one per million organ donor rate by 2020′Times of India ‘Country must aim for one per million organ donor rate by 2020′ | Mumbai NYOOOZNYOOOZ |