

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