May 03, 2024 09:37 pm | Updated 09:38 pm IST - CHENNAIPoor identification and certification of brain stem death or brain death cases is keeping the rate of organ donations at low levels in India, despite the availability of many potential cases, the Union Health Ministry has said. If not, hospital authorities should make family members aware of the opportunity to donate organs before the heart stops. The DGHS also issued a proforma for collecting relevant information from hospitals so that the data could be analysed and corrective action taken to maximise organ donation from all potential donors. Organ transplant authorities in every State/Union Territory were told to furnish data related to the number of patients who expired in the ICU with cause of death. Delhi topped the country with 3,818 donations followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Kerala which reported 2,245, 1,525 and 1,472 donations, respectively.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2024 22:21 UTC