Click on the links for answers. Anyone, young and old can sign up to a donor. Individuals below 18 years of age will need parental guardian consent.
Relatives can also donate a deceased family member's organs and tissues.
It is the gift of ones body parts after death for the purpose of transplantation. Transplantation is an operation, which involves the replacement of diseased and defective organs and tissues with healthy ones from donors. This treatment helps save lives of people. Organ and tissue donation is the ultimate humanitarian act of charity. The commonly transported organs are kidneys, heart, liver, lungs and pancreas while the transplantable tissues are eyes, bone, skin and heart valves.