Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews Organ Donation Policy and directs for learning from International Standards
Far sighted structural reforms in the offing
Organ Transplants triple across the country; rise from 5000 (2013) to more than
15000 in 2022
Far sighted structural changes are in the offing
to reform the organ donation and organ transplant sector. Directions to this
effect were given by Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya as he reviewed
the status of organ donations and transplant with senior officers of the Health
Ministry, here today, in the presence of Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, MOS
(Health).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the
countrymen to come forward for the noble cause of organ donation for saving
lives of fellow human beings in the 99th episode of “Mann Ki Baat” Programme.
This has given a fresh impetus to organ donation in the country. The
number of total organ transplants in the country has substantially increased
from less than 5000 in the year 2013 to more than 15000 in the year 2022.
Now, more organs per deceased donor are being utilized due to better
coordination through the network of Organ & Tissues Transplant
Organizations at National (NOTTO), Regional (ROTTO) and State level (SOTTO) e.g.
in the year 2016, 2265 organs were utilized from 930 deceased donors while 2765
could be utilized from 904 deceased donors in the year 2022.
NOTTO is working on a Transplant Manual as a
step by step guide for implementation of Organ Donation and Transplantation Progamme
in the Hospitals and also on a Standard Course for training of Transplant
Coordinators. Both these documents will be completed and released shortly. Four
verticals for coordination, IEC, Training and HR/accounts have been created in
the NOTTO for better implementation of the programme. Recently, Govt. of
India has granted Special Casual Leaves of up to 42 days to Central Govt.
Employees, who donate an organ to another human being, as a special welfare
measure in public interest.
Under the guidance of the Union Health Minister,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is also imbibing learnings from
international best practices for further policy reforms towards augmentation of
organ donation and transplantation in the country.