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They have already issued guidelines for swap donor transplant and live organ donation. We are planning to provide special centres attached to government hospitals for brain death certification,” said Rajeev Sadanandan, additional chief secretary and health secretary.The cost of brain death certification is high. “Despite the government taking proactive steps, the deceased donor organ transplantation project did not gain momentum. Kerala Network for Organ Sharing ( KNOS ) is also planning to depute district coordinators for smooth conduct of deceased donor organ transplantation. The data of patients and donors will be pooled in the registry and those with the best match would be identified through automated system.“Technically, swap transplant is like regular transplant..