Organ donations rise after 2020 dip, close to pre-pandemic high

MUMBAI, India - Jan. 4, 2023 - PRLog -- Many lives can be turned into comfortable ones by donating organs like the liver, kidneys, and heart; this has never been in more demand than at present. But the result of the rise in organ donations after the pandemic is beyond believable. And this has been the highest number in the last few years. In 2019, around 12,746 numbers will be included in the data shared by the Union Health Minister in the Parliament. This vast number results from organs harvested from deceased and living donors. With the initiative of organizations like Transplants-Foundations, <a href = "http://www.transplantindia.org/resources/"> organ and tissue transplantation in India</a> is more accessible to the crowd.

The data provided by the government with the statistics in 2019 states that the number of organs donated by the deceased due to brain or cardiac death is low. On the other hand, the number of donations was from living donors, which is the highest compared to the past data. But when we compare this data with the year 2021, only 14% of organs were obtained from the deceased, which is less than the 16.8% seen in 2019. The organ donations are seen delivered from only 15 Indian states, with more numbers seen in the South and West states.

According to Dr. Krishan Kumar, director of the National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation, "the number of living donors increased with the COVID-19 restrictions being lessened and the starting of routine surgeries in the hospitals. At the same time, deceased donations are increasing slowly". Medical professionals all over India are trying their best to reverse this trend of using almost 80% of transplants using organs from living donors. More awareness is being circulated among people to implement and improve the transportation of organs from more deceased donations.

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In these times of high need for transplants, organizations like Transplants-Foundation are a great way to help anyone whom you know requires a donor. This organization enables <a href = "http://www.transplantindia.org/contact-us/">organ transplants in Mumbai </a> or for people from anywhere in the country with funds and financial support. This non-profit organization was implemented as a way for the poor or those who couldn't find a donor, to access it easily with required help and support for hospitalization and other medical needs. We need more organizations like this to create awareness of this vital topic among the public.