Our Aims

There are many ‘Organs’ in a human body, of which some are vital organs of immense importance. They are Brain, Heart, Lungs, Kidneys, Pancreas, Intestine. If any of these vital organs start malfunctioning, the life of a patient becomes miserable, and at the end stage, the transplant of that ailing organ is the only cure to save life.

Besides organs for transplant; the burn victims need human skin for dressing the wound and protecting their life from infections.

According to the authentic information available on the website of ‘the Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India’, under the heading ‘National organ transplant program’; our country annually needs for transplant 1,80,000 Kidneys, 30,000 livers and 50,000 hearts, making in all 2,60,000 organs. Besides this human skin is required to save 1,50,000 burn victims from infections. Taking all this together, India annually needs organs & skin to save 4,10,000 lives.

It means, if they don't get required organs/ skin their life would end on a waiting list. Against this requirement, only 6,000 kidneys, 1,500 livers are transplanted every year, mostly using those organs received from living donors. As per information available on the website of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization, New Delhi (NOTTO), from 1994, in a period of 25 years, only 2,475 organs were received from deceased donors.

In addition to this 1 lakh corneas are required for eye transplant which, though not lifesaving, are very vital for improvement of quality of life of corneal blinds.

The only source for human organs and tissues is a human being itself, living or deceased. Because, till date, the organs and tissues cannot be artificially manufactured in factories.

Brain Stem death is recognized as a legal death in India, under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, like many other countries, which has revolutionized the concept of organ donation after death. After natural cardiac death only a few organs/tissues can be donated (like cornea, bone, skin and blood vessels) whereas after brain stem death almost 37 different organs, body parts like hands and tissues can be donated including vital organs such as kidneys, heart, liver and lungs.

As per available statistics, during 2018, there were 1,51,000 fatal road accidents in India. Therefore, it can be said, if all brain stem dead victims of those road accidents are converted into deceased organ donors, India's total requirement of organs for transplant can be easily satisfied.

Our country is having sophisticated hospitals which are well equipped with infrastructure essential for organ transplant, as well as medical staff and expert transplant surgeons. But there is acute scarcity of deceased donors.

We can appreciate, if the organs and tissues of deceased donors are not donated, they would be ultimately reduced to ashes after cremation or converted into soil after decomposition on burial, being the last religious ritual.

When we carefully remove Gold Jewelry and precious Ornaments from the deceased body before the last religious rituals, why not retrieve all ornamental precious organs and tissues on the similar lines, before last religious rituals and recycle life?

Original concept of organ donation was, by donating organs of the deceased, we can save 8 to 37 lives. However, the new concept of organ donation is more heart touching. It professes, by donating organs, we keep our deceased relative alive in the form of organs, in different bodies.

The scarcity of organs for transplant is mainly due to lack of awareness amongst the general public. The promotion of awareness regarding organ donation can equip them all with the basic knowledge, to make appropriate decisions to donate organs of their deceased relative on the grounds of humanity, in case they are required to face such an embarrassing situation. It will be with full faith that by donating organs, they are going to keep their deceased relative alive.

Human body is donated for medical education and research and not for the purpose of therapeutic use like organs & tissues. One deceased body, called Cadaver in medical terms, is essential for 10 medical students, for acquiring basic medical education.

Every doctor has a minimum 40 years professional medical career, that is of approximately 12,000 working days. At an average of 10 patients per day, a single doctor gives medical treatment to a minimum 1,20,000 patients. Considering medical treatment rendered by 10 such doctors, we can confidently say, one body donation results in better medical treatment for 12,00,000 (12 lakh) patients in the next 40 years. Such an important thing is body donation.

Therefore, promotion of public awareness regarding Skin, Eyes, Body & Organs donation, we have set up as our ultimate Aim.

प्रत्यक्षांत, दर वर्षी केवळ 6,000 मूत्रपिंडे, 1,500 यकृतांचे प्रत्यारोपण केले जाते, ते बहुधा जिवंत अवयव दात्यांकडून प्राप्त झालेल्या अवयवांचा वापर करुन. राष्ट्रीय अवयव आणि ऊतक प्रत्यारोपण संस्था, नवी दिल्लीच्या (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization, New Delhi) संकेतस्थळावर उपलब्ध असलेल्या माहितीनुसार (1994 पासून 25 वर्षांच्या कालावधीत मेंदूमृत दात्यांकडून केवळ 2,475 अवयव प्राप्त झाले.
याव्यतिरिक्त नेत्र प्रत्यारोपणासाठी 1 लाख कॉर्निया आवश्यक असतात. जे जीवनदायी नसले तरी कॉर्नियल अंधांच्या जीवनाची गुणवत्ता सुधारण्यासाठी अत्यंत आवश्यक आहेत.
मानवी अवयव आणि टिशूंचा एकमात्र स्त्रोत म्हणजे जिवंत किंवा मृत मनुष्य स्वतःच. कारण आजपर्यंत कारखान्यांमध्ये अवयव आणि टिशू कृत्रिमरित्या तयार करता आले नाहीत.
मानव अवयव व उती प्रत्यारोपण अधिनियमांतर्गत (Transplantation of Human Organs & Tissue Act) इतर देशांप्रमाणेच मेंदूमृत्यूला कायदेशीर मृत्यू म्हणून मान्यता देण्यात आली. हृदय बंद पडून झालेल्या मृत्यूनंतर केवळ काही देह व टिशूचे दान केले जाऊ शकते (जसे कॉर्निया, हाडे, त्वचा आणि रक्तवाहिन्या) तर मेंदूमृत्यूनंतर जवळजवळ 37 वेगवेगळे  टिशू, अवयव, जसे किडनी, हृदय, यकृत आणि फुफ्फुसे व हात यासारख्या शरीराच्या भागांचे पण दान करता येते.
 

मेंदूमृत व्यक्तीच्या अवयवांचे दानने आपण 8 ते 37 लोकांचे प्राण वाचवू शकतो अशी अवयव दानाची मूळ संकल्पना होती. अवयव दान करून आपण आपल्या मृत नातेवाईकाला निरनिराळ्या देहात अवयवांच्या रूपात जिवंत ठेवतो  ही  अवयवदानाची नवीन संकल्पना अधिक हृदयस्पर्शी आहे.
जनजागृती नसणे हे प्रत्यारोपणासाठी अवयवांच्या कमतरत्याचे मुख्य कारण आहे. अवयवदाना संदर्भात जागरूकता सर्वांना मूलभूत ज्ञानाने सुसज्ज करू शकते. वेळप्रसंगी ते त्यांच्या मृत नातेवाईकांच्या अवयवांचे  दान करण्याचा मानवतेचा निर्णय घेऊ शकतील. अवयव दान करून ते आपल्या मृत नातेवाईकांना जिवंत ठेवणार आहेत अशा पूर्ण विश्वासाने.
देहदान वैद्यकीय प्रशिक्षण आणि संशोधनासाठी  केले जाते, अवयव आणि टिशूदाना सारख्या उपचारात्मक वापरासाठी नाही. वैद्यकीय प्रशिक्षण घेण्यासाठी 10  विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी एक मृत शरीर आवश्यक आहे. 
डॉक्टरांची  किमान 40 वर्षे व्यावसायिक सेवा असते, म्हणजे अंदाजे 12,000 दिवस. दररोज सरासरी 10 रूग्ण मानले तर एक डॉक्टर किमान 1,20,000 रूग्णांना वैद्यकीय उपचार देतो. अशा 10 डॉक्टरांनी केलेल्या वैद्यकीय उपचारांचा विचार केल्यास आपण आत्मविश्वासाने म्हणू शकतो की एका देहदानांमुळे पुढील 40 वर्षांत 12 लाख  रुग्णांना चांगली वैद्यकीय सेवा मिळेल.
 

आपल्या भारतात अवयवदान, त्वचादान, नेत्रदाना बाबत जागरूकता नसल्यामुळे,  दर दोन मिनिटांनी एका रूग्णाला प्रत्यारोपणासाठी अवयव वा जळित जखमा झाकण्यासाठी मानवी त्वचा न मिळाल्याने अवयव वा त्वचेसाठी प्रतीक्षा यादीवरचं आपले जीवन संपवावे लागते.

म्हणूनच, त्वचा, नेत्र, अवयव आणि देहदानासंदर्भात जनजागृतीस प्रोत्साहन देणे, आम्ही आमचे लक्ष्य ठेवले आहे.