Transplants So Far

Performance Report : From Oct 2008 to Dec 31, 2011
Donors From TN 223
Heart 36
Lung 5
Liver 200
Kidney 415
Total Major organs 656
Heart Valve 274
Cornea 345
Skin 1
Total Organs 1276
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Tamil Nadu is a role model for the organ donation in India.

State leads the way in organ transplant

From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/State-leads-the-way-in-organ-transplant/articleshow/9753131.cms

MADURAI: Tamil Nadu is a role model for other states in organ donations, according to an expert in cadaver transplantation. Speaking at an awareness programme on organ donation organised on Friday by Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre in Madurai, convenor Dr J Amalorpavanathan said that more than 200 people have donated their [...]

Towards a greater New Year

Dear All,

Let me first wish you all a very happy and much more fruitful 2011.

For the State Cadaver Transplant Program, 2010 was, indeed, a fruitful year, with the number of deceased donors increasing by 46% and major organs transplanted by 37%.over the previous year, as the provisional numbers given below show.  We will [...]

NOVEMBER 20, 2009 PIB PRESS RELEASE

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Amendments in Transplantation of Human organ Act, 1994

Lok Sabha

The broad areas involving amendments to the Act are:

To rename the Act as the “Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act”; To expand the definition of the term ‘near relatives’ to include grandparents and grandchildren; To provide for [...]