“Have a heart, India: With few donors, organ transplants at an abysmal 1 per cent,” was the frontline headline in The Sunday Standard on its front page on July 1st, 2018.
It went on to explain how the donation of organs in India is far below the need.
According to this article, 50,000 people needed a heart transplant; 339 were available. 200,000 needed a kidney; 1690 were available. 80,000 needed a liver; 709 were available.
The situation is indeed pathetic.
Reading such statistics will not solve the problems. Nor is it enough to pray for the sick.
What are we ready to DO?
Fr Jerry Rosario SJ, who has written this month’s cover story, has donated blood 194 times! And he has very practical suggestions on what we can do.
Why don’t we spearhead a movement in this direction?
Or at least support actively those who are giving the lead.
When two of us attended a programme organized by the central government three years ago, they appealed to religious leaders and others who have contact with many people to do more in this line…
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