Organ and Tissue Donation in India: Towards Eliminating Confusions, Optimizing Resources, and Standing United
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper stresses the need for eliminating confusions, optimizing resources and standing united in context of organ, tissue and body donation in India. The paper focuses on the plight of people who are required to fill up different forms for pledging to donate organs & tissues, eyes and body as a result of different National Health Programmes and diverse laws that govern donation of body or its parts in India. It advocates States to follow latest laws of the country to give benefits of legislative reforms to all the people of the country and reduce confusions when interstate organ sharing, transportation and transplantations are involved. It suggests renaming “National Organ Transplant Programme” to “National Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant Programme” with a view to reduce confusions, bring in clarity and to do justice to the altruistic acts of people who donate organs and tissues to save lives and improve the quality of lives respectively. It discusses the need for optimal utilization of resources of various interrelated National Health Programmes and discusses the need for multi-programmatic approach to IEC component of organ and tissue donation. It suggests designating eye donation counsellors associated with National Blindness Control Programme to tissue/organ transplant counsellors akin to Multi -Purpose Workers scheme wherein Basic Health Workers were renamed and reoriented to become Multi -Purpose Workers following recommendations of the Kartar Singh committee in 1973. The paper supports involvement of nursing personnel and nursing training institutions for IEC activities given to understand their core competencies in this field. It stresses on consolidating efforts of different organizations, networks and societies that evolved on their own in the absence of well-structured national initiatives on organ donation and transplantation till 2009 and stresses the need for eliminating confusions that prevail as on date. It calls for integrated cohesive efforts on observance of Indian Organ Donation Day and shows the way for arranging events cohesively. Keywords:Organ Donation and Transplantation, Optimizing Resources, Standing United, THOA-1994, Indian Organ Donation Day, National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
Authors and Affiliations
Reeta Dar (Khashu), Dr. Sunil Kumar Dar, Mr. Vijay Kumar
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