Are you an organ donor? Would you like to know more information about organ donation and guide your patients? The World Organ Donation Day will be celebrated on 13th August, 2015. India is one of the lowest organ donating countries in the world. Statistics show that only one in million Indians donates organs, resulting in more than three million deaths due to non-availability of organs. Below are answers related to some question about organ donation in India.
What are the different types of organ donation? 1. Live Related Donation: Living donation takes place when a living person donates an organ (or part of an organ) for transplantation to another person. The living donor can be a family member, such as a parent, child, brother or sister, grandparent or grandchild (living related donation). 2. Live Unrelated Donation: Living donation can also come from someone who is emotionally…
