Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Availability of Organs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 253 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 T H DE C EMBER ,2018 AVAILABILITY OF ORGA NS

## *253. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether around 5 lakh people die every year in the country due to unavai organs and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b)  whether  lack  of  knowledge,  awarene ss  and  infrastructure  are  the  main  reaso hampering organ donation in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether nearly 2 lakh patients require kidneys every year in the country 15,000 kidneys are available and about 1 lakh people die of liver disease and onl 1,000 get liver transplant;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  not  being  able  to  get cadavers; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure more and more availability for the people?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)to ( e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 253* FOR 28 TH DECEMBER , 20 18

(a)  The data regarding number of death in the country due to unavailabilit is not available.

- (b).Yes. There are many reasons hampering organ donation in the country inc lack of knowledge, awareness and infrastructure.

(c) The exact data regarding demand and supply of kidney and liver is not a centrally.  However,  the  estimated  need  for  kidney,  and  liver  and  number transplants done is as under:

| Organs   | Need for transplants of cases of organ failure year   | new every Estimated No. of Organ Transplants done per year Estimates)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kidney   | 2,00,000                                              | 8000- 10000                                                             |
| Liver    | 30,000                                                | 1800- 2000                                                              |

(d)    The main reasons for not being able to get the organs from cadavers lack of awareness towards organ donation, lack of concept of Brain Stem Death, poo Stem Death Certification by Hospitals and poor infrastructure in many States donation and transplantation.

(e)      The Government is implementing the Nat ional Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to promote organ donation across the country. An apex level organizat National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) along with a Nat Biomaterial Centre in New Delhi, Five other Regional Organ nd Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs) have been set up and made functional for this purpo addition, funds have also been sanctioned to State of Rajasthan, Madhya Pra Kerala for setting up of State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisat ions (SOTTOs).

NOTTO has a Website that disseminates relevant information to all con and a 24x7 call centre with a toll free helpline number (1800114770) has b operational. Activities such as celebration of Indian Organ Donation Day ev seminars, wo rkshops, debates, sports events, walkathons, participation in ma nukkad Natak, etc. are also organized at different places in the country to information and increase awareness. Audio - visual messages to promote cadaver organ donation are also telecast on Doordarshan and other television channels.

Further,  NOTP  has  provisions  for  establishment  of  State  Organ  and Transplant Organisations (SOTTO) in every State/UT, establishment of 10 Biom Centres,  financial  assistance  for  dev eloping  new  and  strengthening  the  existin retrieval and transplant units in Government medical colleges of all State support to retrieval (Non -Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres) /Transplant Centres maintenance of cadavers and financial port  sup for provision of Transplant Coordinators to medical colleges and trauma centres.