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January 2026 noticed the best month-to-month variety of deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu with 33 donors. Greater than half of them (19) have been from authorities hospitals, most of them positioned on the outskirts of Chennai.
“That is the best ever variety of donations in a single month. This 12 months until in the present day (February 12), 42 donations have been made in 43 days. That is on the charge of 1 donation a day in Tamil Nadu.n.d. The donation is underway at Authorities Kilpauk Medical Faculty (KMC) Hospital,” mentioned N. Gopalakrishnan, Member Secretary, Transplantation Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN).
Importantly, the biggest contributor to those 33 donations was the Authorities Dharmapuri Medical Faculty Hospital, a peripheral medical faculty hospital that features as a Non-Transplanted Organ Retrieval Middle (NTORC). In response to TRANSTAN knowledge, Dharmapuri acquired probably the most donors with 5 donors. “Regardless of being an NTORC, the endowment charge of Dharmapuri Medical Faculty Hospital is important. The hospital has a core group and a well-resourced system. Such facilities ought to function a template for this system and must be replicated in all authorities hospitals throughout the nation,” he mentioned.
Simply behind the Dharmapuri Medical Faculty Hospital is the Authorities Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, which had 4 donors. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Tiruchi and KMC in Chennai contributed two donors every. Rajiv Gandhi Authorities Common Hospital in Chennai and 5 different establishments in Coimbatore, Salem, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Ramanathapuram accounted for one donor every.
Final 12 months, there have been a complete of 266 brain-dead organ donors. Dr. Gopalakrishnan identified that the state authorities has given precedence to deceased donor organ transplant programme, and mentioned Authorities Order No. 331 of 2023 (Our bodies of brain-dead donors shall be revered on behalf of the state authorities) was one of many elements to create consciousness on organ donation. “GO is being applied in letter and spirit. 639 state authorities honors have been conferred up to now,” he mentioned.
“The donation drive ecosystem has advanced and techniques have been put in place. Many deans of public medical schools and hospitals are organizing honor walks. Consciousness is percolating and it is very important keep the ecosystem,” he added.
