13th AUGUST- WORLD ORGAN DONATION DAY

World Organ Donation dayis celebrated on 13 August to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and motivate people for donating organs after death.
Organ donation is retrieving a donor's organ like heart, liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and pancreas after the donor is deceased and then transplanting into another person who is in need of an organ.

Eight lives can be saved from chronic illness by donating organs by one person including the heart, kidney, pancreas, lungs, liver, intestines, hands, face, tissues, bone marrow, and stem cells.
There are two types of organ donors: Living and Deceased donors.
Living donor: A healthy person who is willing to donate an organ. Basically, living donors are over 18 years old and are subjected to several health assessments both mental and physical. This is done to determine that the person who is willing to donate an organ understands the risks and implications that donation can have on his or her life later.
Deceased donor: A deceased person who has expressed his or her wish to donate their organs. Several people register to become deceased donors but only some of them are suitable. The deceased donor has to be brain dead.

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