New Delhi, May 6 -- The Center has instructed States to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, citing poor identification and certification of such cases as a factor contributing to low organ donation rates in the country. The advisory aims to boost organ donation rates, which are currently less than one donor per million population.
"The organ donation rate in India continues to be low (less than one donor per million population in a year). One of the key challenges identified in this is poor identification and certification of brain stem death (BSD) cases despite availability of many such potential cases," Director of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) Dr Anil Kumar stated in the letter to the states....