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Indian Ocean rocks for organ donation

February 11, 2013
Indian Ocean is one of the country's leading rock bands and considered one of the pioneers of the fusion genre. This time the band connected through its music to a few hundred appreciative fans on Sunday evening for a cause -- …

Organ donation – all your queries answered

December 12, 2012
Recently, a family was in the news after 'volunteering' to donate their brain-dead son's organs in Delhi. The doctors at AIIMS worked for 10 hours to harvest 32 different organs. The family's decision to do this stemmed from a …

Priyanka Vadra pledges to donate her organs

December 5, 2012
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in Delhi said that Priyanka Vadra, Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter, pledged to donate her organs on Wednesday. ‘I was supposed to be here at the event, unfortunately I can't come, but …

Maha state government to fund ZTCCs to boost organ donation

October 30, 2012
In a bid to boost Zonal Transplant Coordination Committees (ZTCC) in Maharashtra the  state government has proposed to give each of the four ZTCCs a sum of Rs 61,000 per month. Currently, they run on donations from institutions …

Brain dead, girl lends a fresh lease on life to 5

October 6, 2012
17-year-old Payal, was declared brain dead a day before her 18th birthday. Despite the excruciating pain her parents felt, they made a decision that would save the lives of many!  Payal  may have passed away, but she lives on …

Maha govt looks to ease pressure on organ recipents

September 17, 2012
In a move to increase organ donations, the Maha Govt has passed an order which will allow ‘non-transplant hospitals equipped with an ICU and operation’ to retrieve organs for harvesting and made it mandatory for them to …

Vilasrao Deshmukh died of cardiac failure: Doctor

August 14, 2012
Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died of cardiac failure, said renowned doctor Mohammed Rela of Chennai's Global Health City Tuesday even as he drew attention to the urgent need for organ donations. In a statement, Rela, …

Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away

August 14, 2012
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Union minister and former Maharastra chief minister passed away this afternoon. He was 67. The minister was battling liver cancer at a hospital in Chennai. Due to his critical condition he had been classified …

Organ donor dead, search for liver and kidney donor for Deshmukh continues

August 14, 2012
Doctors treating Vilasrao Deshmukh are again searching for a liver donor after the ‘brain dead’ man who was going to be operated upon died before docs could carry out a transplant on him.  Asked whether they were desperately …

Vilasrao Deshmukh set to undergo kidney and liver transplant, after being put on the ‘super ultra-emergency’ list

August 14, 2012
Vilasrao Deshmukh is going to get his liver and kidney transplant soon. A 31 year-old driver who was declared brain dead after being hit by an ambulance on Saturday near Kovalam was going to be the unwitting donor. On the same …

Mohanlal wants to donate his organs

July 23, 2012
Superstar Mohanlal expressed his desire to donate his organs, citing the case of a school-girl who recovered from a severe liver disease because her aunt stepped forth to donate a slice of her own organ. He made his desire …

Girl’s organs harvested for donation

July 10, 2012
M. Sharanya, a budding engineer had always wanted to make a difference.  So when she passed away on Saturday, her grief stricken parents put their sorrow aside to make sure that their daughter’s wish was fulfilled. The …