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Every year on August 13, 2023, World Organ Donation Day is commemorated to promote awareness about the necessity...
Digital Desk: World Organ Donation Day is commemorated annually on 13 August to increase awareness about organ donation and eliminate myths. Organ donation is medically taking an organ and transplanting it to another person, either alive or deceased. While certain organs can be donated while alive, the majority are donated after death. Many people sign up for organ donation to help others even after they are no longer alive.
The term organ donation refers to the exemplary act of donating one's organ to another person who is suffering from organ failure. This is a legal process because the donor must sign a consent form while alive in order to donate organs; otherwise, family members can offer consent for donation after death.
Notably, organs that can be donated include the liver, kidney, pancreas, lung, heart, intestine, cornea, bone, and tissues, among others.
The importance of this day is significant to those in need of organ donation. Organ transplantation can save and alter the lives of persons who have been fighting for survival.
Who is qualified to donate their organs?
People of all ages can donate their organs. The donor's eligibility is determined after their death based on their medical history.
Organ donation myths
According to Dr. Anuja Porwal, Additional Director, Nephrology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, there are some misconceptions about organ donation that must be dispelled.
Organ donation does not involve any payment.
The donor's body is not disfigured as a result of organ donation. Organ, tissue, and eye recovery is a surgical operation conducted by qualified medical specialists with no deformity.
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