Little did the parents of 26-year-old Chaitra K.R. in Kodicheruvu at Srinivasapura taluk in Kolar district expect the tragic turn of events on her wedding reception day. She collapsed on the stage during the reception on February 6 and was taken to NIMHANS the following day.
Themed 'Purpose beyond Profit', the fourth consecutive edition of Social and Business Enterprise Responsible Awards & Summit, SABERA 2021, concluded during an exclusive virtual event today. The occasion was graced by the guest of honour, Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairperson of the Economic Advisory
The 1990 hit film Anjali, directed by Mani Ratnam and starring popular Tollywood star Revathy, was about a mentally disabled child and the travails of the parents. It opened her eyes to the world of human suffering. Thirty-one years on, her social work reflects in Aye Zindagi, a film about organ donation.
Kerala High Court recently ruled in Moideenkutty v. District Level Authorisation Committee for Transplantation of Human Organs case that "swap transplants" would be permissible even if donor and recipient are not near-relatives, provided the organ donor has a special reason. Swap transplant is an exchange of organs between two families, who cannot donate the organ to their own family member because of blood group mismatch.
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd., India’s largest manufacturer of plywood and laminate is back to celebrate the contribution of real ‘heroes of life’ and saluting their power with its annual award-winning campaign ‘CenturyPly Heroes’ 2021. Following the legacy of reiterating the commitment towards excellence that started back in 2014, this year the brand has taken a step ahead and showered tribute for heroes beyond the glory of festivity.
Organ donation must pick up pace to match the wide gap between patients who need organs and their availability, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. He was speaking virtually at the panel discussion comprising eminent experts. Mandaviya appreciated The Times of India’s
Thousands of patients continue to wait their turn for an organ transplant and organ transplantation is only possible when more organ donors come forward, IMA-Goa, organ coordinator, Dr Amol Mahaldar said at a programme on organ donation held for staff and councillors of Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC).
Varsha Dongre, a deaf and dumb student from Indore, who won the Miss India award among 1,000 at the Star Line Miss India Contest of general contestants held at Tajnagari Agra in Hal, has now shown her spirit in human service. The Webinar, organized on the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, she has announced organ donation after death.
To commemorate the 75 th Independence Day of India, the entire doctors’ team and all the staffs of Gem Hospital have pledged to donate their organs. The cause was initiated in the presence of Dr Sunil Shroff, founder and managing trustee, Mohan Foundation, a non-governmental organisation started to promote organ donation in India.
Organ donations have come down steadily in Tamil Nadu over the last four years and worsened during the pandemic, but the state continues to make best use of the organs it has received as donations, said state health secretary J Radhakrishnan at a function organized to honour donor families and medical teams involved in transplant surgeries.
