Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 23: The solution to bridge ever widening gap between organ availability and organ requirement in India is possible only through systematic strengthening of the deceased organ donation programme.
This was stated by Prof. (Dr.) A.K Gupta, Dean Research cum Medical Superintendent, PGIMER Chandigarh while addressing as chief guest at an Awareness Session on Organ Donation at Govt Medical College, Jammu today.
The Awareness Session was organized by State Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) J&K in collaboration with Regional Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO) PGIMER Chandigarh.
“In our country with over 400 deaths a day or one life snuffed out every 3.6 minutes in road accidents, deceased donor transplantation offers a second chance of life for many, but there is burgeoning gap between organ availability and requirement because potential donor do not get converted into actual donors due to lack of knowledge and information,” maintained Prof. Gupta.
He outlined a roadmap which emphasized the need for developing adequate infrastructure, training and sensitization of ICU/Emergency Staff, registration of hospitals as retrieval/transplantation centres, better reporting of brain death cases and the most importantly, public education about the cause.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. (Dr.) Shashi Sudan Sharma, Principal & Dean, Govt. Medical College, Jammu stated, “Nothing can be more self-less than truly giving those in need, a ray of hope and more precisely, a second chance to live.”
She said: “In our country where over 5 lakh people are waiting for organ transplant, awareness about the cause can play a saviour for those suffering from organ failure and living in constant pain.”
Prof. Elias Sharma, Nodal Officer, SOTTO J&K, Ms. Saryu D. Madra, Consultant (IEC/ Media) ROTTO PGIMER Chandigarh, Prof. S.L Kachroo, Joint Director, SOTTO and Dr. Irfan Lone, Transplant Coordinator, SOTTO J&K also spoke on the occasion.
Prof. Gupta gifted painting to Prof. (Dr.) Shashi Sudan Sharma and other dignitaries made by school students on the theme of Organ Donation.
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