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Organ Transplantation in India - Coggle Diagram
Organ Transplantation in India
What is organ donation?
Transplantation
A medical procedure where one person’s dysfunctional organ or tissue is replaced by that of a healthy organ
Donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person
Acts related to Organ/Tissue Donation
Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011
It encourages deceased donation
Amendment to streamline the process of organ transplantation and curb instances of illegal dealings
Important amendments
Swap donation was allowed
“Near relatives” included granparents/grandchildren
Included tissue donation
Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
Regulation of removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes
Issues Related to
Organ Donation
Inequality and Accessibility
Trust Deficit/ Altruistic donation
Superstitions and Misconceptions
Infrastructure
Way Forward
Targeting Low Priority Services
Cross-subsidization
Transparency
Setting up Mobile Organ Donation Units
Developing a National Organ and
Tissue Donation Registry
Promoting Living Donor Transplants
Types
Living donors
portion of pancreas
part of the liver
one of their kidneys
Deceased donors
Donated after consent from the family
Brainstem death is also recognized
Uterus transplant is also performed
6life-saving organs: kidneys, liver, heart, lungs,
pancreas, and intestine