Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov.27: India now ranks third in the world in terms of organ transplantation according to data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website, trailing only the United States and China.
While addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister said that “Jeete ji Raktdaan, Marne ke baad Angadaan” should be the motto of our life.”
“Our culture puts emphasis on “Shubh” and “Laabh” where individual well-being is rooted with the greater good of the community. It is my honour to be participating in 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, a day which is celebrated for the noble cause of organ donation. Since the year 2010, Indian Organ Donation Day is being celebrated every year to commemorate the contributions made to society by dead donors and their families,” Mandaviya while explaining the importance of organ donation said.
He went on to say that the rate of organ donation has increased by four times during 2012-13.
According to data accessible on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website, the total number of organ transplants performed per year in India has climbed from 4990 in 2013 to 12746 in 2019, and India now ranks third in the world, only after the United States and China. Similarly, compared to 2012-13, the organ donation rate has increased by almost four times,” he noted.
The Health Minister also stated that there is still a significant disparity between the number of patients in need of transplantation and the number of those willing to donate their organs after death in the country.
“Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative influence on organ donation and transplantation activities, which we aim to put behind soon,” he added.
He further pointed out that society is rapidly changing, and with the sanctity and value of each and every life becoming more obvious to all, persons who have committed “Angadaan” will soon be treated with the same respect as those who donate their hard-earned money to charity.
The Health Minister urged people to not only pledge to donate their organs, but also to raise awareness about the shortage of organs available for transplant in the country and to encourage others to do so.
The event, which was launched by Union Ministers to promote organ donation at a time when the country’s demand for organ replacement vastly outnumbers organ donations, was meant to commemorate the gift of life provided by deceased donors to transplant recipients.
