Final- EP P3 Organ Donation

WELCOME EVENING PRESENTATION BY SOP GROUP P3 MENTOR: CYRIAC JOSE MEMBERS HANDEL HAROLD GEORGE HARIS ABDUL KHADER NITHIN ISSAC RENJEET N

ORGAN DONATION: A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Did you know in India every year nearly: • 500,000 people die because of nonavailability of organs. • 200,000 people die of liver disease, 150,000 people await a kidney transplant but only 5,000 get one. • 1,000,000 people suffer from corneal blindness

WHAT IS ORGAN DONATION..

Donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation.

Indian surgeon Sushruta in the 2nd century BC, used autografted skin transplantation in nose reconstruction. HISTORY The first human organ transplant was a kidney transplant performed by Dr. Joseph Murray in 1954.

WHY DONATE? • Every 16 minutes, another name is added to the waiting list. • Each year, thousands of people die while waiting for a transplant, because no suitable donor can be found for them. The need for organ donors has never been greater.

ORGAN TRADE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING • Organ trade is the trade involving inner human organs for organ transplantation. • Victims can be kidnapped and forced to give up an organ. • Organ is removed without their knowledge. • Some victims are even murdered.

ORGAN BLACK MARKET IN NUMBERS • Illegal Organ Trade Market: $0.075 Billion ($75 Million). • Profit for Organ Trafficker : 15X Between Buying Price and Selling Price. • Profits from Selling Dead Body :$200,000

ORGAN BLACK MARKET IN NUMBERS • Average paid by Kidney Buyer: $150,000 • Average paid to Seller of Kidney: $5,000 • What middle men gets out of this? 150000-5000=$145000

OBSTACLES TO ORGAN DONATION • Legal Issues. • Religious superstitions. • Organ Transplant Scams and rackets. • Fear, ignorance and misunderstanding. • Not incentivizing donations- Singapore is an example of a country that has made paying donors for their organs legally

LEGAL ISSUES • The donation process without any legal formalities is limited to the near relatives. • 13 forms needs to be signed. • Transplantation of Human Organs Act(1994).

W.H.O DONOR STATS, 2012

GAP BETWEEN DONORS, RECIPIENTS AND WAITING LISTS

Source: organdonor.gov

Kerala Stats for Organ Donation

PRESERVATION TIMES FOR DONATED ORGANS

It is best if they are transplanted as quickly as possible after the donation surgery.

MYTHS ASSOCIATED • Myth: If emergency room doctors know you’re an organ donor, they won’t work as hard to save you. • Myth: If you agree to donate your organs, your family will be charged for the costs.

MYTHS ASSOCIATED • Myth: Only hearts, livers, and kidneys can be transplanted. • Myth: Organ donation disfigures the body and changes the way it looks in a casket.

DEPOPULATION AGENDA: Myth or‘useless-eaters’ Fact? • Getting rid of and harvesting their organs. For eg: The number of homeless people in some states of US is decreasing. • Facilitating euthanasia to harvest organs from terminally ill people. • It is believed that heads of all superpowers or developed nations are aware of this.

PROMINENT PERSONALITIES WHO HAVE PLEDGED THEIR ORGANS

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao: Pledged to donate all organs

Gautam Gambhir: Pledged all his organs

Rishi Kapoor

R Madhavan

Bachchan Family

Kochouseph Chittilappilly: Donated his kidney

HOW TO PLEDGE OR DONATE… Register by signing up in any of the following NGO’s • 1. Mohan Foundation: http://mohanfoundation.org/ • 2. Shatayu: http://shatayu.org.in/ • 3. Gift Your organ: http://giftyourorgan.org/ • 4. Gift a Life: http://giftalife.org//

HOW TO PLEDGE OR DONATE…. • After registration, keep the donor card with you all the time. • Inform your relatives and friends about the wish. • Be always connected with support groups like “Mrithasanjeevani”, KNOS(Kerala Network for Organ Sharing)

ORGAN DONOR CARD

List of few approved hospitals in Kerala • All Govt. Medical Colleges, SCT Medical College, Trivandrum. • Private hospitals like Amrita, Lourdes, Lisie, Medical Trust, Vasan, KIMS, MIMS, Baby Memorial, Caritas etc.

REFERENCES • Mohan Foundation (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network), Chennai. • Kochouseph Chittilappilly Foundation, Ernakulam. • Gift a Life, Apollo Hospital Initiative, Chennai. • rationalwiki.org/wiki/Depopul ation_conspiracy_theory

DON’T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN FOR GOD KNOWS THEY’RE NEEDED HERE.

THANK YOU