donor kidney transplants, 47% was donated by mothers19%by the spouse12% by the sister, 8% by the bro

Dr. Muruganandham K, HOD & Senior Consultant – Department of Urology, Gleneagles Global Health City said, “The number of cadaver donor kidney transplants stood at 208 & live donor kidney transplant was 296 with 35 plus kidney transplants being crowd funded. It is of national importance that organ donations increase and this is only possible when people come forward to donate willingly. Today, it is only the family and relatives of the recipient who donate first. We need more NGOs to come forward and help us in this cause,”. “Statistically speaking, out of these 504 transplants - under the live donor kidney transplants, 47% was donated by mothers, 19% by the spouse, 12% by the sister, 8% by the brother and 14% were others. The youngest and oldest donor was a 20-year-old female and a 65-year-old male respectively. The recipient in the youngest category was a three-year girl and the oldest recipient was a 68-year-old male,” added Dr. Muruganandham “Incidentally, not every successful kidney tra