Organ Trade

Centre issues first-ever guidelines for seamless transport of human organs

The Union Health Ministry has come out with its first-ever SOPs for seamless transport of human organs through various modes of travel, which will allow airlines carrying them to request the Air Traffic Control for priority take-off and landing and also arrange front-row seats. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for organ transplant will serve as a guiding document for those involved in organs transplants across the country and are aimed at ensuring maximum utilisation. "By streamlining organ transport process, we aim to maximise the utilisation of precious organs and offer hope to countless patients awaiting life-saving transplants.These SOPs are a roadmap for organ retrieval and transplant institutions across the country ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards," Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said. A live organ needs to be transported between hospitals when both the organ donor and the organ recipient are in different hospitals either within the same

Cash-for-kidneys scam: Ministry orders inquiry against Apollo Hospitals

According to the Telegraph report, poor people from Myanmar "are being flown" to the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi to sell "their kidneys to rich Burmese patients"

Redefining 'death': Organ transplants, donation may get a legal nudge

The government is considering changing the definition of "death" in the law on organ transplants

Man clones Gurgaon doctor's Facebook account for illegal organ trade

A case has been registered and efforts are on to trace the culprit

End the organ trade racket

The Medical Council's inaction defies logic