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This Article is From Nov 27, 2016

Live: More To Give Walkathon - A Step Towards Organ Donation

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Updated : November 27, 2016 12:32 pm IST
New Delhi: Every year, 4 lakh people die waiting for organs in India. There is an urgent need to inform people about the need and importance of organ donation.

The organ donation rate in India is a dismal 0.5 persons per million population. Each one of us can become a donor and help save lives. To show support for the cause, people from all walks of life across the nation will join the NDTV-Fortis More To Give Walkathon - A Step Towards Organ Donation to raise awareness about the cause. We bring you live updates with the hope of triggering a nationwide movement.

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Nov 27, 2016 12:32 (IST)
Over 3000 people participated in the NDTV-Fortis Organ Donation Day #MoreToGive Walkathon to spread awareness about the cause of organ donation. National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has received 12 lakh pledges this year, many inspired by the #MoreToGive campaign.

A big thank you to all those who lent their support to the cause.You can take the pledge to donate your organs here.




Nov 27, 2016 10:47 (IST)
From financial aspect to religious concerns, here's busting all the myths around organ donation.

Read More: Organ Donation - Don't Let These Myths Confuse You

Nov 27, 2016 10:42 (IST)
Our cinema is more about emotion than information, so we can definitely use emotion in our cinema to raise awareness about organ donation: Irrfan Khan, Actor and Campaign Ambassador

Nov 27, 2016 10:41 (IST)
Meanwhile, #MoreToGive Walkathon continues, with thousands participating in the five city activity on Organ Donation Day to raise awareness and pledges for the cause.



Nov 27, 2016 10:28 (IST)
'My Wife's Successful Liver Transplant Is Like A New Lease Of Life For An Entire Family', says Ramesh N Shah, his wife recently had a liver transplant.

Read More about Dipika Shah's story here.


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Nov 27, 2016 10:22 (IST)
"The procedure for donating organs is really long and tedious", says Rakesh Kapoor, who donated his wife's organs after she was declared brain dead.

Read More about Rakesh Kapoor's experience: The Feeling That Comes From This Donation Can't Be Described




Nov 27, 2016 10:07 (IST)
The second bottleneck is the availability of well trained transplant coordinators. There's also infrastructure which is not as much as we should have. Once this activity starts the awareness about organ donation will also pick up: Dr. Aarti Vij, Faculty Incharge, Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO), AIIMS

Read More about Transplant Coordinators: The Critical Link To Increasing Organ Donation Rates


Nov 27, 2016 09:59 (IST)
Apart from donations, we also need infrastructure. We need to upgrade our infrastructure because people have to go to big cities to get a transplant apart from dealing with the waiting list, says Dr. Aarti Vij, Faculty Incharge, Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO), AIIMS

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