Awareness about organ donation is rising in India, but we have a long way to go. For example, while about 50,000 people suffer from heart failures every year, the number of heart transplants in India remains 10-15 per year.
The advent of Covid19 and some other factors
have increased the number of young people suffering from a heart
attack followed by severe heart failure
or post-covid myocarditis with heart failure.
While there is an increasing number of patients
waiting for a heart transplant, the number of transplants available is insufficient.
Heart
transplantation in India is rare when
compared to counties like Spain and other European countries.
The lack of donation is the main reason for the
reduced number of heart
transplantation in India.
While the heart donation number in European countries stands at 40 per million,
India has a much lesser rate of 0.8 per million.
Organ donation by one person (including heart,
pancreas, liver, kidney,
lungs, etc.) can save up to 8 lives. Through organ donation, you can give a
second life to a dying person.
Also Read: What
is the difference between a heart attack and a sudden cardiac arrest?
Kauvery Hospital
August 13th is celebrated as organ donation day to increase awareness about the donation procedure among people. At Kauvery Hospital, we have been taking the initiative to spread the message among more people and remove the taboo surrounding the topic.
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