Nagpur: Thanks to the growing awareness of organ donation in rural areas of Vidarbha, the family of Mithun Chavhan, a 35-year-old farm labourer hailing from Fulumari Manora village in Washim, made a remarkable decision in the face of tragedy. After a road accident claimed Chavhans life, his family, with the consent of his wife Priyanka, and brother Amit, chose to donate his organs. The organ donation has given a new lease of life to three individuals in need. The organs donated included both of Chavans kidneys and his liver, and these life-saving gifts were allocated by the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) in Nagpur. Chavhan, while returning home, fell off his bike, resulting in a severe accident. His relatives took him to Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital (AVBRH) in Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha where he underwent a battery of tests and treatments. Unfortunately, his condition worsened, and doctors determined that Chavhan had suffered acute brain hemorrhage and was brain dead. Dr Vitthal Shinde initiated a discussion with Chavhans grieving family about the possibility of organ donation. The family agreed to donate his liver and both kidneys. Kidney 1 found its recipient in a 29-year-old male at AVBRH, Wardha, while kidney 2 brought renewed hope to a 43-year-old man at Kims-Kingsway Hospital, Nagpur. The green corridor, facilitated under the guidance of DCP Traffic Police Chetana Tidke, enabled the safe and swift transport of kidney 2 from AVBRH Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, to Kims-Kingsway Hospital, Nagpur. We also published the following articles recentlyCMs instant nod gives wings to organ transplant, saves donated liverThe Madhya Pradesh government lent a helicopter to transport a donated liver to a liver failure patient in Bhopal. The liver had to be brought from Jabalpur, a six-hour journey by road. A doctor sent a request to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who arranged for the helicopter within 10 minutes. The medical team flew to Jabalpur and retrieved the liver, and a green corridor was created for the transportation. The transplant surgery was successfully conducted on Thursday night.Link organ donation with NCD flexi pool fund: State to CentreThe state government of Jaipur has requested the Indian government to integrate the National Organ Transplantation Programme (NOTP) with the existing flexible pool for non-communicable diseases under the National Health Mission (NHM). This integration aims to create more awareness among people and strengthen organ donation and transplantation efforts nationwide. The state government has already conducted an organ donation awareness campaign where over 1.43 crore people pledged to donate their organs. Additionally, organ transplantation units were established, sensitization programs were conducted, and various events were organized to promote organ donation.

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