Organ donation is the act of giving an organ to save or improve the life of someone who needs a transplant. You are able to donate some organs while you are alive, for example; a kidney, or part of your liver. However, most organ and tissue donations will come from people who have died.
ONE organ donor can save EIGHT lives
ONE tissue donor can enhance the lives of 50+ people
A living donor elects to give his/her organ to someone in need
A deceased donor allows his/her organs to be donated at death
Organs & Tissues
that can be donated by Living Donors
that can be donated by Living Donors
partial intestine
kidney
partial lung
partial liver
partial pancreas
Organs & Tissues
that can be donated by Deceased Donors
that can be donated by Deceased Donors
heart
liver
kidney
intestine
pancreas
lungs
pancreas
cornea
lungs
bones
cornea
tendons ligaments & veins
bones
tendons ligaments & veins
A living donor elects to give his/her organ to someone in need
Organs & Tissues
that can be donated by Living Donors
that can be donated by Living Donors
partial intestine
kidney
partial lung
partial liver
partial pancreas
A deceased donor allows his/her organs to be donated at death
Organs & Tissues
that can be donated by Deceased Donors
that can be donated by Deceased Donors
heart
liver
kidney
intestine
pancreas
lungs
cornea
bones
tendons ligaments & veins
Worldwide, the kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organs, followed by the liver and then the heart.
Cornea and musculoskeletal grafts are the most commonly transplanted tissues.
How can you be an organ donor?
There are two ways to donate organs:
There are two ways to donate organs:
– By pledging for organ donation when a person is alive.
– By consent of family after death.
Process of Organ Donation
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Source – www.organdonor.gov, www.organindia.org, www.donoralliance.org, notto.gov.in
