13th
August of every year is celebrated as World Organ Donation Day.
The latest statistics about Organ Donors
in India:
Andhra Pradesh (2015) 237
Delhi-NCR (2014) 65
Kerala (2015) 101
Tamil Nadu (2015) 509
Green
Corridors in India are playing a very important role in the success rate of
Organ Transplants.
In
layman terms, Green Corridors means – All signals between two destinations are
Green and Police assist for movement of the Vehicle transporting human organs
in the shortest possible time.
As
the respective agencies associated with Organ Donation gain confidence, the
number of ‘Green Corridors’, activated in India are on the increase.
The
publicity provided by media channels also ensure that the public are aware of
their responsibilities as and when a ‘Green Corridor’, is activated in their
vicnity.
‘Green
Corridors’, also act as a positive tool to spread the Joy of Safe Organ
Donation in the community.
The
main inhibiting factor for the low rate of Organ Donations is a mixture of religious
beliefs and low awareness.
A
large number of organizations backed by dedicated individuals are doing their
bit to increase the awareness levels about Safe Organ Donation.
There
is a long way to go before the benefits of Organ Donation reach a large number
of Indians.
As
the awareness increases, there will be demand on the government authorities to
improve the infrastructure to ensure safe and quick movement of Human Organs.
Majority
of the roads in our cities need drastic improvement to make them ‘Ambulance
friendly’.
The
primary challenge faced by the Ambulance Drivers is the road condition. As the
prime objective of ‘Green Corridor’, is to ensure NIL traffic for the
Ambulances to travel in high speeds, the road should be crater free.
Read
this article for to know about the feelings
of the Ambulance Driver transporting a live Human Heart.
