It’s illegal to buy organs in India but money can still help people with organ failure get a replacement. People on the private hospitals waiting list, who can afford to pay, are less likely to die while waiting for an organ compared those waiting at a public hospitals.The reasons, healthcare activists say, are complex, and it raises fairness questions on infrastructure at public hospitals, policies and insurance plans.

In 2016, over 400 people lost lives daily in road accidents across India. There is no registry to record the number of brain deaths, but doctors say at least three out of five died following head injuries-one of the main causes of brain deaths. National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation director Dr Vimal Bhandari said 90% of cadaver donations happen at private hospitals. There were 807 cadaver donations across India in 2016 and over 400 this year, but most of them come from tertiary care private hospitals…..Readmore