Deceased Donor Program in India: Listing and Allocation Practices and the Legal Process With Respect to Liver Transplantation

Overview

Journal J Clin Exp Hepatol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2024 Oct 11

PMID 39391323

Authors

Mettu S Reddy

Joy Varghese

Surender K Mathur

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Abstract

India is the country with the third largest transplantation activity in the world but has one of the lowest deceased donation rates. The Transplantation of Human Organs Act was first enacted as law 29 years ago, its implementation has been non-uniform and growth in deceased donation has been slow and heterogenous. This review discusses the concept of brain death, ethics of deceased donation and organ allocation, Indian legislation in this area and the regulatory structure of the National Organ transplantation program. We also discuss current status of deceased donation and deceased donor liver transplantation in the country, identify variation in liver allocation policies across Indian states and identify areas of need and potential solutions.

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