what is organ donation and its types and advantages.

1. ORGAN DONATION

3. WHAT IS ORGAN DONATION ?
Organ donation is the
process of removing
tissues or organs
from a live, or
recently dead, person
to be used in another.
The former is the
donor and the latter
is the recipient.
People of all ages can

4. WHY ORGAN DONATION ?
• Organ and tissue
donation is a way to
help others, after
your death by
allowing organs or
tissues to be taken
from your body and
transplanted in
someone else’s body.

5. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Any healthy person of
any age group willing to
donate organs can
become a donor.
• Cancer and HIV exclude
people from donating
organs.

6. SYSTEMS OF ORGAN DONATION
Voluntary Donation
Almost everywhere organ
donation is voluntary.
Two voluntary systems
include –
1.Opt In - Where the donor
gives consent
2.Opt Out - Where anyone
who has not refused is
considered as a donor
In India we have the Opt in
system, while many western
countries practice the opt out
system

7. ORGANS FOR DONATION
Some of the organs
that are commonly
donated -
• Kidneys
• Eyes (cornea)
• Heart
• Lungs
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Skin

8. WHEN ARE ORGANS DONATED ?
Some organs can be
donated by a living
person
Almost all organs can be
donated by someone dead
but this has to reach the
recipient within a few
hours after the donor's
death.
In case of live donation
the donor should give his
consent .
In case of cadaver
donation, relatives need
to provide consent.

9. CADAVER TRANSPLANT
• Cadaver transplant is
the method of donating
organs of a brain death
person to other
patients.
• Organ transplantation of
hithendran is the one of
the best example of
cadaver transplantation.

10. Organ donation process
• Organ donation
always occur in a
hospital,after death
has been declared
and the family has
given constent.
• If you are willing to
donate organs ,visit
your nearby hospital
and fill in the donor
form .

11. Organ shortage reasons
• Family consent, and
negative attitude
contribute towards
organ shortage.
• This could be due to
the following reasons
- Religion
• Fear, ignorance and
misunderstanding
• Legal aspects
• Media reports on
scandals involving
organ rackets

12. Improvement in organ donation
Currently organ donation
is improved due to the
following reasons
• Increased HLA typing
and cross-matching
facilities.
• Improved facilities in
packing,transport and
retrieval of organs.
• Supporting organization
for networking and
registry maintenance.

13. Role of society
• Society plays a greater
role in transplantation
programmes such as
cadaver transplants.
• Increased public
awareness and efforts
must be taken for the
cause of organ donation.

15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• www.aphithendranmemorialtrust.org
• www.mohanfoundation.org
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/organ_donation