After using an SU-30 frontline fighter aircraft to transport vital organs from a donor in Pune to a recipient in New Delhi recently, the armed forces are developing another green corridor for rapid transport of organs from Chandigarh to Delhi.
In A first-of-its-kind development in the Tricity, a road corridor has been established between the Command Hospital, Western Command, Chandimandir, and the Chandigarh airport in order to transport the organs meant to be transplanted in another city. Also on the anvil is an air corridor which is to be established between Chandigarh and New Delhi for faster transportation of organs meant for donation.
Organ donation has risen by more than three times over the past six months in Delhi, giving new hope to patients with organ failures. The trend can be attributed to better coordination between authorities.
Command hospital of army's western command has developed a green road corridor between the Hospital and Chandigarh airport to transport the organs quickly.
Close to 10,000 people have pledged their support towards organ donation and signed and collected cards that state their willingness to be organ donors.
Phoenix Marketcity, in association with Mohan Foundation, is organising a campaign called ‘I Support O’. The campaign focusses on spreading awareness about organ donation.
Shruti Mishra became the youngest ambassador of Mohan Foundation (MF), a not for profit organization that coordinates organ donation and transplantation across the country, on Tuesday. The 21-year-old was chosen for the job because she had already pledged her organs last year.
June 16 was a routine Tuesday for the youngsters manning 104, the medical advice helpline set up by the Tamil Nadu government. At 11.30 am, a call came in from Paramakudi in the south-eastern Ramanathapuram district. On the line was N Gnanasekaran, seeking immediate assistance. His sister, 65-year-old K Premavathy, had died of natural causes about 15 minutes before the call and Gnanasekaran wanted to donate her eyes.
Two years ago, 22-year-old Hvovi Minocherhomji had just had a celebratory meal with her parents to mark the end of her B Com exams. Soon after that she dropped to the pavement and almost died. Her heart had stopped beating.
Worried about low organ donation rates in the national capital, several NGOs have joined hands to launch a campaign to boost organ donation.
