Families of two brain-dead women from Hayathnagar and Karimnagar donated six organs under the State-run Jeevandan initiative. The donations, including kidneys, livers and corneas, helped several needy patients and highlighted the importance of organ donation in saving lives
India’s organ transplants surged fourfold to nearly 20,000 in 2025, with 18% from deceased donors. Over 4.8 lakh citizens registered via Aadhaar, and 1,200 families donated organs, boosting life-saving procedures and advancing multi-organ and complex transplants
The top 10 rankings were determined from a pool of over 140 submissions from surgeons spanning 14 countries, competing for excellence in urology, gynaecology, gastro-intestinal, organ transplant, and head and neck specialties.
India's organ donation rate stands at approximately 0.52/million populations, emphasising the need for further efforts to bridge the gap between demand and supply.
A centralised State organ transplantation hub, which will be equipped with nearly eight high-end operation theatres at Gandhi Hospital is coming up with a cost of Rs 30 crore in the coming few months.
The authors note that this presents challenges at both the individual and population levels, since current vaccine protocols may not provide adequate protection to immunosuppressed patients
