Yashoda Group of Hospitals in association with government institution named Jeevandan initiated an organ donation drive recently in Hyderabad. Through this initiative they aimed at driving home the fact, that organ donation can comfort and heal millions of grieving families as donors can actually save and improve lives of many.
This timely initiative got a grand success with an overwhelming response and participation from over 4,600 people. Despite India being the world's second most populous country, it has a donation rate of just 0.26 per million population compared to 26 in the US, 35 in Spain and 36.5 in Croatia: the highest organ donation rate in the world. In fact, poor awareness levels and superstitious beliefs are the major hurdles.
It is estimated that over 5,00,000 people die every year in India awaiting organ donors and 3 per cent of patients awaiting a kidney transplant actually get only one. 1,00,000 people are on the waiting list for corneal transplants at any given time, while almost 2,00,000 patients die every year for want of donor livers.
It is understood that a single donor can save up to seven lives so everyone should proudly come forward, participate and pass on the gift of life to many, which is the vision for this entire initiative.
According to Dr G S Rao, managing director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, 'This is truly an important event as we endeavour to increase the awareness level, dispel superstitious beliefs and to make it clear that there is an ever increasing demand for organ donors. The waiting-list for patients with heart, lung, pancreas and liver failure requiring transplants is growing all the time as well.
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This timely initiative got a grand success with an overwhelming response and participation from over 4,600 people. Despite India being the world's second most populous country, it has a donation rate of just 0.26 per million population compared to 26 in the US, 35 in Spain and 36.5 in Croatia: the highest organ donation rate in the world. In fact, poor awareness levels and superstitious beliefs are the major hurdles.
It is estimated that over 5,00,000 people die every year in India awaiting organ donors and 3 per cent of patients awaiting a kidney transplant actually get only one. 1,00,000 people are on the waiting list for corneal transplants at any given time, while almost 2,00,000 patients die every year for want of donor livers.
It is understood that a single donor can save up to seven lives so everyone should proudly come forward, participate and pass on the gift of life to many, which is the vision for this entire initiative.
According to Dr G S Rao, managing director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, 'This is truly an important event as we endeavour to increase the awareness level, dispel superstitious beliefs and to make it clear that there is an ever increasing demand for organ donors. The waiting-list for patients with heart, lung, pancreas and liver failure requiring transplants is growing all the time as well.
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