Organ transplantation Subject: Governance Context: The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a body blow to organ transplantation and aggravated the existing gap between patients awaiting transplants and organ availability Concept: Organ donation means giving part of the body (organ) to a person with end stage organ disease who needs a transplant. The organs that can […]

Subject: Healthcare Context: Two patients undergo lung transplant at Apollo Hospitals Concept:  Organ donation/transplantation Organ donation means giving part of the body (organ) to a person with end stage organ disease who needs a transplant. The organs that can be donated for transplantation include kidney, liver, heart, lungs, and small bowel and tissues such as corneas, heart valves, […]