Organ donation allows a person to pledge that after death, their organs can be donated to help terminally ill patients. The major organs that can be donated are the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys, eyes, heart valves, skin, bones, bone marrow and connective tissues. One donor can potentially help many patients receive organ transplants. For organ donation to occur, the potential donor must meet the criteria for brain death while in the hospital connected to life support systems. Healthy organs should then be transplanted as soon as possible. Anyone can potentially be an organ donor regardless of age, gender or race. Organ donation is legal in India under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act and it provides termin

1. What is Organ Donation
A person pledges during his lifetime that after
death, organs from his/her body can be used for
transplantation to help terminally ill patients and
giving them a new lease of life.
What Organ and tissues can be donated
The major donor organs and tissues are heart, lungs,
liver, pancreas, kidneys, eyes, heart valves, skin,
bones, bone marrow, connective tissues, middle ear,
blood vessels. Therefore one donor can possibly give
gift of life to many terminally ill patients who would
not survive otherwise.

2. Points to remember for Organ/Tissue donation
The Organ can be donated only after brain death : Brain Death is
 When Brain can no longer send messages to the body to perform vital
functions like breathing, sensation, obeying commands etc. Such persons are
kept on artificial support (ventilation) to maintain oxygenation of organs so
that the organs are in healthy condition until they are removed.
 How Quickly should the Organ be donated
Healthy organs should be transplanted as soon as possible after brain death
from the donor to the recipient.
 Who Can be Donor
Anyone, regardless of age, race or gender can become an organ and tissue
donor.
 Which terminal diseases can be cured by transplant
Heart : heart failure, Lungs : terminal lung illnesses, Kidney/Liver Failure
Pancreas :diabetes, Eyes :blindness, Heart valve :valvular disease
Skin : severe burns

3.  Is there any charges on family for this Donation
No, there is no charge nor payment for organ/tissues used in transplantations.
Organ donation is a true gift.
 Is this legal by Government of India
It is legal by law. The government of India has enacted the "transplantation of
human organs act 1994" in Feb. 1995, which has allowed organ donation and
legalised brain death.
 Can Organs be removed after death at Home
No. It can only be removed when a person is brain dead in the hospital and is
immediately put on a ventilator and other life support systems. After death at
home, only eyes and tissues can be removed.
For More information you can visit various sites available for these purpose ,
Few of them are:
http://www.mohanfoundation.org/
http://www.organdonor.gov/whydonate/index.html?gclid=CL7ZnfHyo7YCFciiPAodthkAIg
(FOR US citizens)
You can directly download the organ donation form from
http://www.mohanfoundation.org/ > Downloads> Donor card