Tamil Nadu state tops in organ donation in the india by harvesting organs of 683 persons and donating them to over 3000 beneficiaries.The statement was announced on 13 August 2015 by Tamil Nadu Health Minister C.V. Bhaskar after the state observed Organ Donation Day.
In Tamil Nadu,overall organ transplantations:
- 144 heart transplants
- 636 liver transplants1233 kidney
- 69 lung transplants
- 4 pancreas
- 618 heart valves
- 2 small bowels, 1,032 cornea
- 22 skin
- 2 blood vessels.
The success of voluntarily organ donation in the state has been attributed of Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu which was established in 2008. The (TATN) had played pivotal role in streamlining organ transplantation in state.
Tamil Nadu has topped in organ donation in country
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