Aagam Shree Foundation

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Reports

Organ Name Requirement / Year Availability
Eyes
2,00,000
50,000
Liver
50,000
4,500
Kidney
More than 2,00,000
13,000
Heart
50,000
200

This initiative has been taken up with the participation of national organizations like MoHFW

FACTS

  • Every year, 5 lakh people die due to the non- availability of organs.
  • The organ donation rate is less than 1 per million people.
  • People associate organ donation with myths.
  • Families hesitate in donating organs.
  • 40.6% people are not aware of the process.
  • 26% people do not take organ donation seriously
  • 22.9% people are ready to donate after success stories of organ donation.
  • In the US, there are 32 organ donations per 1 million, while in Spain, the rate is 47. In India, the rate is less than 1

MYTHS

  • If I am an organ donor, doctors will not try to save my life.
  • I am too old or unhealthy to donate organs.
  • If I donate my organs, I cannot have a proper funeral.
  • My religion does not support organ donation.
  • Organ donation will be expensive for my family.
  • Organ donation is illegal or involves selling organs.
  • Only healthy, young people can be organ donors.
  • Organ donation will disfigure my body.

Time Limit for Organ Transplant

Organ Name Time Limit
Heart
4-6 Hours
Lung
4-8 Hours
Small Intestine
6-10 Hours
Liver
12-15 Hours
Pancreas
12-24 Hours
Kidney
24-48 Hours

Our Duty

By donating our eyes, we will brighten the lives of people, but before that, we will brighten the lives of thousands.

One Step First

Eliminate alcohol, gutkha, cigarettes, and disorderly lifestyle from your life and save your organs.