Organ donation: Step-parents, step-siblings to be defined as 'near relative'
The health ministry has put out a circular for amendment in the Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation Act 1994, as amended in 2011, to widen the definition of 'near relatives'.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:36 PM IST
Only 0.08 per cent of Indians donate their organs
Only 0.08 per cent of Indians donate their organs to the needy as compared to 70-80 per cent of Spaniards and Belgians, health experts said on Saturday.
Aug 14, 2016, 00:00 AM IST
Brain dead driver gives new lease of life to seven people
While the liver and kidneys were transplanted to patients at KMCH, the heart was sent to a private hospital in Chennai.
Jun 28, 2016, 17:49 PM IST
Over 400 organ donors registered during a campaign
Over 400 people, including teenagers, have registered to donate their organs during a campaign organised here by a city-based hospital.
Sep 12, 2015, 15:46 PM IST
