India now ranks third in organ transplantation, behind USA, China: Mansukh Mandaviya

 

• India ranks third globally in organ donation and transplantation
• "Jeete ji Raktdaan, Marne ke baad Angadaan" should be the motto of our life," Health Minister said
• The organ donation rate has increased about four times as compared to 2012-13

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that India now ranks third in the world in organ transplantation, only behind USA and China as per the data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website.

While addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister said that "Jeete ji Raktdaan, Marne ke baad Angadaan" should be the motto of our life."