09May/18

Who gives, who lives? India’s organ transplant system continues to favour the rich – Scroll.in


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Who gives, who lives? India’s organ transplant system continues to favour the rich
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In that moment of what must be unimaginable sorrow, her parents in a humbling gesture agreed to donate her organs for transplantation. Her father Radheshyam Rahangdale, a police driver is quoted as saying, “When doctors told me that my daughter was …

09May/18

Who gives, who lives? India’s organ transplant system continues to favour the rich – Scroll.in


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Who gives, who lives? India’s organ transplant system continues to favour the rich
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The WHO’s guiding principles on organ transplantation explicitly emphasise the importance of equitable allocation of organs. As opposed to a few decades ago, more Indians are now benefiting from organ transplants from deceased donors. With the