Chennai: For the fourth consecutive year, Tamilnadu tops the list in organ donation in India. Reports suggest the Transplant Authority of Tamilnadu (Transtan) has performed 459 heart, 339 lung, 1,103 liver and 2,147 kidney transplant surgeries so far since 2008.

Tamilnadu Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar and senior officials received the award at a function held in New Delhi today.

The cadaver transplant programme was launched in 2008 following which in 2010, Tamilnadu was commended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the transplant model. Transtan was given autonomy to function in 2014 and to make the registration process easier an application and website was launched in 2017.

The body is currently headed by Dr R Kanthimathy, Member Secretary, Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)…..Readmore