Introduction - Organ
transplantation is medical procedure in which organ is removed from one body
and placed in the body of recipient to replace a damage or missing organ.
Types of transplants – There are two types of transplant available in India.
1.
Auto
graft- organs and tissues that are
transplanted within the same person's body are called auto graft.
2.
Allograft - transplant between two subject of the same species are
called allograft.
Heart transplant has always been a crucial than other organ
transplant. Christian Bernard performed the first successful human heart
transplant in 1967 in Cape Town south Africa. Other first cardiac transplant
was attempted back in 1968 at Mumbai King Edward Memorial Hospital.
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Issues in Present Organ Donation System-
National organ and tissue transplant organization claimed that foreign patients who are waiting
for a Donor heart transplant are being prioritized over Indian patient by
private hospitals in Chennai.
The basic concept of
organ donation allocation and transplantation have been completely lost organ
transplantation in Indian lastly become a private sector activity hands.
Way forward
India has enthusiastically initiated to improve
health care system in the country. Government should insulated ethical organ
transplantation practices. The process should be made more transparent
and accessible to the public. Donation and the allocation of each organ should
be tracked.
Government should develop a system of zones across
the country, so that more efficient sharing of organs across states is possible. With development of a publicly funded air Ambulance Services services may be faster . This will
significantly benefit transplant programmes in government hospitals.
