Utilisation of cadaver organs highest in Tamil Nadu
Sunil Shroff, managing trustee, Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network Foundation, said in 2016, 60 lung transplants were performed in India. ‘Doubled in …Read More
City girl is youngest ambassador of organ donation foundation
Shruti Mishra became the youngest ambassador of Mohan Foundation (MF), a not for profit organization that coordinates organ donation and transplantation across the country, on Tuesday. The 21-year-old was chosen for the job because she had already pledged her organs last year.Read More…
How Tamil Nadu taught Rajasthan and Kerala to encourage organ transplants
June 16 was a routine Tuesday for the youngsters manning 104, the medical advice helpline set up by the Tamil Nadu government. At 11.30 am, a call came in from Paramakudi in the south-eastern Ramanathapuram district. On the line was N Gnanasekaran, seeking immediate assistance., Read more…
Why Mumbai, Delhi don’t have a healthy rate of heart transplants
Two years ago, 22-year-old Hvovi Minocherhomji had just had a celebratory meal with her parents to mark the end of her B Com exams. Soon after that she dropped to the pavement and almost died. Her heart had stopped beating. Hvovi was rushed to a local hospital, Read more…
NGOs join hands to promote organ donation
Worried about low organ donation rates in the national capital, several NGOs have joined hands to launch a campaign to boost organ donation. The Campaign on Organ Donation has been launched to increase the number of enrolments for donations and to work Read more…
From a recipient to a champion
Until a year ago, walking a few steps was itself a huge task for Hvovi Minocherhomji, a heart transplant recipient from Mumbai. Now, the 22-year-old college student who enjoys roller coaster rides wants to advocate the cause of deceased organ donation. Read more…
Indian NGO, UK health authority ink MoU to improve organ donation rates
Representatives from an Indian NGO Mohan Foundation and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) met at the House of Lords on 26th Feb 2015 to sign an important Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to work together to learn from each other’s experiences. Read more…
Pact to better Asian organ donation in UK
Organ donation may get a boost in India and the UK with Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation signing an MoU with National Health Service Blood and Transplant of the UK on Friday. “In the past five years, the UK has managed to double its, Read more…