Organ Transplantation
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Pakistan: 8 members of organ harvesting ring arrested; hundreds of kidneys sold to wealthy clients
World | Oct 03, 2023, 04:51 PM ISTThe alleged leader of the organ harvesting ring, identified as Fawad Mukhtar, has been arrested five times but secured bail each time. He conducted over 300 illegal operations on patients.
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US: Surgeons transplant pig's kidney in brain-dead man, working normally for over a month
World | Aug 16, 2023, 10:29 PM ISTThe pigs are being genetically-modified so their organs match with human bodies, as the human immune system immediately attacks foreign tissues.
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Organs of Odisha man who was declared brain dead transplanted to 4 people in three different states
India | Jun 27, 2023, 06:56 PM ISTA team of 20 doctors successfully took out both the kidneys, lungs, and liver which were later transported to Cuttack, Kolkata, and Delhi and transplanted to needful people.
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IAF aircraft airlifts liver of brain dead man from Chandigarh to Delhi
India | May 31, 2023, 11:59 PM ISTAn Indian Air Force aircraft successfully airlifted harvested organ (liver) from Chandigarh to Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi on Tuesday evening amid rainfall and thunderstorm.
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Soldier donates brain dead wife's bones to AIIMS Delhi for transplantation
Health | Dec 28, 2022, 11:49 AM ISTThe doctors also shared that because there is a lack of awareness and certain misconceptions about organ transplantations, people refrain from coming out for donations.
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Delhi: 55-year-old brain dead woman's organs save several lives
India | Aug 31, 2022, 08:46 AM ISTDelhi news: The deceased, Krishna, had gone for a morning walk on August 27. A local, who knew her, saw her lying unconscious by the road and informed her husband.
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Requirement for organ donation will go up in coming days: Mansukh Mandaviya
India | Nov 28, 2021, 06:50 AM IST"With the current pace, a maximum of 3 percent requirement can be met. We need to make people aware, " he added.
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India now ranks third in organ transplantation, behind USA, China: Mansukh Mandaviya
Good News | Nov 27, 2021, 03:51 PM ISTWhile addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister said that "Jeete ji Raktdaan, Marne ke baad Angadaan" should be the motto of our life."
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Let organ donation law become path breaker for communal harmony: Kerala High Court
India | Sep 01, 2021, 12:22 PM ISTIt also said that if a body is buried, it will rot and if cremated, it will turn into ash. However, if the organs are donated, it would give life and happiness to many.
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Latest organ transplantation rules suggest preferring Indians over foreigners
India | Jan 28, 2015, 07:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an attempt to prevent misuse of organs used for transplant, the government has mandated that allocation of organs be made in a specified sequence giving preference to Indians over foreigners.However, the move