To Donate organs and save lives was the reforming message driven home to society at the Organ O' Cultural Fest organised by MOHAN Foundation in Chennai.
Chinese authorities have drafted new rules to dissuade erring doctors and hospitals involved in human organ trade. They are based on criticisms that the organs are being sourced
The urgent need to increase Organ Donation Awareness in India was reinforced at a rally on Marina Beach with student and corporate participation, organized in Chennai by MOHAN foundation.
Study shows that kidney donation among HCV sero-positve donors and recipients is possible and can cut down on the “waiting list” for patients awaiting transplantation.
At a function that was organized by MOHAN (Multi-Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Chennai, 15 families were felicitated for saying yes to organ donation.
At Global Consultation on Organ Donation and Transplantation at Madrid the delegates urged the WHO to consider organ donation and transplantation as government responsibility.
Organ Donor Awareness Week is a platform to educate the public on organ donation and encourage them to sign onto Organ Donor Registries that serve as lifelines to people waiting for organ donations.
Chennai’s ability to care should make it easier for more organ donations, observes Dr. Francis Delmonico, President-elect of World Transplantation Society in an interview to Medindia.
A southern Indian eye hospital performs intraocular lens (IOL) transplant using tissue glue, dispensing with sutures. This is claimed a first of its kind in the world.
Meena Dadha, Founder Director, Mukti India, tells Medindia how her NGO supplies high quality artificial limbs and calipers free of cost to amputees and polio victims lending dignity to their lives.
Dr. K.M. Cherian who pioneered the first Heart transplant in India talks to Medindia of heart transplants in India, the challenges in cadaver transplant and India’s booming medical Tourism.
Since the passing of the legislation in India, entitled, 'Transplantation of Human Organ (THO) Act' in 1994, it has been possible to undertake multi-organ transplant activity from brain dead donors.
World Blood Donor Day celebrated worldwide on June 14, 2008 underlines the importance of voluntary blood donation amid the increasing demand for blood to support medical and surgical procedures.
In today’s world, communicable diseases have paved the way for non-communicable ailments, like chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases as leading cause of death.
To commemorate the 6th World Organ Donation Day that falls on 27th November 2010 MOHAN Foundation held a film competition on the theme Organ Donation and felicitated winners.