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IIMA professor bags National Film Award for documentary
August 03, 2025 2:54 am
The film, made in collaboration with Chennai-based NGO Mohan Foundation, uses intimate storytelling and real-life accounts to portray the emotional and logistical challenges faced by OTCs
2023 saw highest-ever organ transplants in India, 63% of living donors were women: NOTTO report
August 04, 2024 10:47 am
According to the data, 63% living donors were women while 77% of deceased donors were men. Among the recipients, 30% were women, with their proportion being the highest among lung recipients at 47%.
Health Ministry to MHA, MEA: Inform foreigners about organ transplant law
July 05, 2024 8:31 am
According to officials in the know of the matter: “We realised that foreign nationals were coming to India...And, many were not informed about the laws in India. It is important to widely disseminate the information so that everyone is aware...”
For the first time, over 15,000 transplants held in 2022: Union health secretary
February 20, 2023 2:25 pm
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said to improve transplant facilities in the country three areas needed focus—restructuring of the programme, a communication strategy, and skilling of professionals.
Changes in organ transplant rules: A new lease of life
February 19, 2023 11:07 pm
The move shows the government’s inclination to resolve a difficult predicament. It needs to do more
‘Artificial limbs to be attached to donors’ bodies’: Expert panel chalks out new guidelines for hand transplant
July 09, 2019 8:28 am
According to the new guidelines, artificial limbs will be attached to the bodies of donors, whose hands have been removed for transplant.
China to end use of prisoners' organs for transplants next month
December 05, 2014 10:06 am
The official China Daily said that human organ transplants will from Jan. 1 rely on voluntary donations.
Consider wait list for organ transplants,HC tells state
December 17, 2011 12:44 am
Taking up the issue of eye donations in the state,the Bombay High Court on Friday suggested that the state government could prepare a common waiting list of applicants for organ transplants at the district level.
Most China organ transplants from executed prisoners
August 27, 2009 2:40 am
More than 65 per cent of all transplanted organs in China come from executed prisoners,a situation that a senior health official...
After good show,dip in organ transplants
March 30, 2009 1:17 am
Just as nephrologists were beginning to believe that the organ transplant programme was gaining momentum-considering a splendid performance in the first month of the year by the citys private hospitals-organ transplants are seeing a sudden slump.
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