Apollo Hospitals inks pact with IMA Lady Docs' for organ

Apollo Hospitals Monday announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Woman Doctors Wing of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to drive organ donation across the country.

Under the terms of the MoU, Apollo Hospitals would work with the IMA Woman Doctors Wing to promote organ donation among the public and spread the message of the importance of organ donation in saving lives using various platforms, a press release by the healthcare company said.

The demand for organs outstrips supply in almost every country and for patients with organ failure, the wait for an organ can be measured in years, it said, adding that India's organ donation rate was one of the lowest in the World with only 0.8 per10 lakh people opting to donate their organs.

"There is a wide gap in the requirement and availability of organs in the country. Over one lakh people die of liver diseases with only 1,000 people getting a liver transplant.

Over 2,20,000 people are awaiting ...