Govt Also Does Away With Domicile Rule For Transplantation
The upper age limit of 65 years for eligibility for registration to receive deceased donor organ has been removed
NEW DELHI, Mar 14 (The CONNECT) – The upper age limit of 65 years for eligibility for registration to receive deceased donor organ has been removed.
As per the new guidelines issued by the government, a person of any age can now register for receiving deceased donor organ, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
The government has also decided to do away with the domicile requirement of the state for registration of patients requiring organ transplantation from deceased donor.
The Government is also taking several steps to increase awareness abotu organ donation in the country. These include dissemination of information by NOTTO, ‘Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs)’ and ‘State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (SOTTOs)’, the three tiered structure set up under the National Organ Transplant Program (NOTP).
Additionally, a website is launched with the link : www.notto.gov.in, a 24×7 call centre with a toll free helpline number (1800114770) to provide information, tele-counseling and facilitate in coordination for organ donation.
A number of activities are organized across the country for generating awareness, such as celebration of Indian Organ Donation Day annually, seminars, workshops, debates, sports events, walkathons, participation in marathons, nukkad natak, awareness stall in India International Trade Fair, 2022.
