Digital registry on organ transplants to streamline donations on cards: The National Health Authority (NHA) and the Ministry of Health are working together to create an Organ Donation Registry in order to make structural changes to the National Organ Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO).
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The NOTTO is responsible for arranging organ transplantation operations throughout the nation. The establishment of this digital registry is anticipated to eradicate intermediaries within the system.
At the moment, the entire organ transplantation procedure is carried out by hand. In order to improve service delivery efficiency, the registry strives to give immediate and up-to-date information about both live and deceased donors, as well as recipients, all within a unified platform. The National Health Authority will transform these policies into a digital framework. This transformation will encompass the complete digitization and transparency of all organ transplantation processes. The availability of recipient and donor details will speed up the process of allocating organs to patients in desperate need. Through the Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) programme, the registration would be linked to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
Established within the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) operates at a national level. It serves as the central entity responsible for overseeing the procurement, allocation, and distribution of organs across the nation. The Government of India passed the Transplantation of Human Organs Act in 1994 to combat organ trafficking and encourage the donation of deceased organs.
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