Chennai: Getting the consent of family members for the donation of their deceased kin’s organs has been a challenge for years. However, when individuals possess a donor card, it makes matters simpler. Despite the fact that awareness on donations is on the rise, people fail to step out of their comfort zones and register for a donor card or pledge their organs. Therefore a need for a simpler procedure was felt by many who work towards organ donation. With this in mind, the Mohan Foundation, with support from other NGOs, has been urging the government to introduce a consent sign on the driving license.

“We have been working on this for the past 10 years, putting forth multiple appeals to the transport authority. We are in the hope that it will be introduced this year,” said Dr Sunil Shroff of the Mohan Foundation, on the sidelines of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation’s second mid-term meeting, themed ‘Asian perspectives on Organ Donation and Transplantation’…..Readmore