ORGAN DONATION
'THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION' AS PER RECENT DATA / STATISTICS THAT WE CAN SEE ON FEW GOVT / NGO WEBSITES ABOUT ORGAN DONATION, INDIA IS WAY TOO BEHIND THEN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, SPECIALLY IN RESPECT TO THE POPULATION WE HAVE & IN RESPECT TO NUMBER OF PATIENTS REQUIRING ORGAN DONATION & THE DEATHS OCCURRING PER YEAR DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ORGANS. AT LARGE TWO CAUSES ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE SAME 1. LACK OF AWARENESS AND EDUCATION FOR THE SAME IN GENERAL POPULATION AS WELL AS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. 2. MISCONCEPTIONS AND FAMILY BELIEFS / MISBELIEFS IN OUR SOCIETY DUE TO ONE REASON OR OTHER FOR EXAMPLE ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS. FEW DATA THAT I HAVE SEEN ON SUCH WEBSITES ARE AS BELOW. COUNTRIES LIKE SINGAPORE AND SPAIN ARE AT TOP (20 TO 30 PER MILLION OF POPULATION) IN ORGAN DONATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE DEVELOPED CONCEPT OF 'PRESUMED CONSENT' WHERE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TAKE DECISION ABOUT