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Organ donation

Quick points to Remember
• Organ donation is a noble act that saves lives
• Living donation, deceased donation

• Difference between demand and supply
• Foundations and organisation for getting registered.

Introduction
Organ donation means giving away an organ of your body to the needful for
transplantation with both parties consent. The organs may also be donated after
death for research or transplantation.

The donation that is made after death may be decided by the donor in advance or
may be decided by a close relative.
Key points to Remember

• Organ donations for transplantations help in saving many lives.
• Transplants may be of kidneys, liver, pancreas, heart etc.
• Some transplants can be done while the person is alive for example kidney
transplant, while others are done after the person has died like the heart
transplant.
• There is a huge gap between the people donating organs and the people who
need transplants. This shortage is in fact on a global level. For example, more
than 1 lac people in USA awaited transplants in February 2018.
• A number of organisations have started registrations for the people who are
willing to donate their organs. These organisations keep in touch with the
hospitals, save time and serve the needy. For example, donatelife.org in India
is an NGO with moto ‘Life shared life lived’ and is actively involved in getting

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