August 13 was the annual World Organ Donation Day. This is a global programme to create awareness of the importance of donating organs. The day also plays an important role in dispelling the myths about the process.
Organ donation is “when a person allows an organ of theirs to be removed, legally, either by consent while the donor is alive or after death with the assent of the next of kin”. Organ donation can save a needy person’s life and give them a new lease of life. One organ donor can save about seven lives.
