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A Campaign On Organ Donation (CORD) was launched by Saroj Super Speciality Hospital in collaboration with Mohan Foundation and Organ India to increase awareness for organ donation among people residing in Delhi-NCR. CORD will mostly emphasize on encouraging the youngsters through social networking sites and community mobilization.
The health ministry statistics reveal that Delhi-NCR region has the lowest organ donation rate in the country with an average of 20 organ donors per year, while Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra see an average of 350 and 116 organ donors per year respectively.
The World Health Organization (WHO) statistics reveal that only about 0.01% people in India donate their organs after death, while in Western countries around 70-80% of people pledge their organs.
P.K. Bhardwaj, medical director, Saroj Super Specialty Hospital, said, "At present, Delhi sees an average of 20 cadaver donors per year and through CORD we target to enroll about 500% more live donors, or three donors per day across Delhi-NCR."
Muneet Kaur Sahi, transplant coordinator at Mohan Foundation said, "While India's organ donation rate at 0.34 per million is among the lowest in the world, Delhi, despite having a high literacy rate fares poorly among states."
R.P. Singh, head of center for liver transplant and gastro sciences at Saroj Super Speciality Hospital, said, "In the process we will also seek the guidance of national institutes like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdurjung. We need public support to overcome the cultural deterrent, while government and private sector should get together to address the capacity issues."
The organizers will also submit a petition to HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia urging them to make organ donation a part of school curriculum.
Source-IANS
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