With the help of this initiative, people can now directly register themselves for organ donation at NOTTO through the hospital’s website
HCMCT Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka has launched its new initiative, Manipal Organ Sharing & Transplant (MOST), in the presence of Dr Deepa Malik, India’s first woman medalist of paralympic games and Dr Rajneesh Sahai, Director, NOTTO.
With the help of this initiative, people can now directly register themselves for organ donation at NOTTO through the hospital’s website. On this occasion, Dr Malik and over 700 employees from all Manipal hospitals in NCR pledged to donate their organs and eyes. The hospital also launched its new department that aims to provide support and counselling to families of potential donors with brain death and encourage them to consider organ donation.
During the launch of this initiative, Dr Malik said, “Organ donation is a noble cause that not only gives a new ray of hope to someone in need but also allows an individual to remain a part of this world even when they are no longer around. It is an undeniable fact that, despite medical advancements in India, there is very limited awareness about organ donation and how many lives it can save. The requirement for organ transplant has drastically risen and more people need to step forward to bridge this gap. I urge all Indians to donate their organs and support the cause.”
Speaking about the importance of this cause, Dr (Colonel) Avnish Seth, VSM, Head-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Manipal Organ Sharing & Transplant, HCMCT Manipal Hospitals said, “We should all be proud of the fact that India carries out the third largest number of organ transplants in the world, annually. The country has in-depth experience and wide-ranging expertise in the world to perform living donor kidney and liver transplantation. However, the need of the hour is to donate organs and tissues when we are no longer in this world. Indians are altruistic by nature. With the help of this campaign, Manipal Hospitals aim to inspire more and more people to be a part of this noble act.”