Hyderabad hospital honours organ donor families, calls for greater public participation

AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, marked National Organ Donation Day on Monday, by honouring the bereaved families of organ donors. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, marked National Organ Donation Day on Monday by honouring the bereaved families of organ donors and highlighting the continuing gap between the number of patients awaiting transplants and the availability of donated organs in the country.Speaking at the programme, AIG Hospitals chairman D. Nageshwar Reddy said around 20,000 organ transplants were performed in India in 2025, while nearly 90,000 patients were registered on the waiting list for major organs as of March 2026. “One person donating can save up to seven lives. India has made remarkable progress in transplantation, but the gap between the requireme