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Governor calls for organ donation

8th Mar 2022 12:03:AM State

ITANAGAR, Mar 7: Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) today said that there is an urgent need for creating awareness amongst the people and the need for organ donation in the state.

The Director, Zublee Foundation, Guwahati, Amitabh Gohain and Chief Executive Officer, Priyanka Borah called on the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar today and discussed the importance of organ donation.

Mishra appreciated the Zublee Foundation, which has been working for the noble cause of organ donation extensively since 2013. The Governor, who pledged to donate, called upon the people to motivate and encourage more people towards organ donation in their life. We should all come forward and be a part of this noble cause, he said.

The Governor said that organ donation is the opportunity to gift an organ to a person who needs a transplant to see or survive. He emphasized on adopting the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 2011 Regulation, amended in 2014 for facilitating deceased organ donations and Page 2..

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....transplantation as an alternative option for the people of Arunachal Pradesh.

Earlier, Priyanka Borah, CEO briefed all officers of Raj Bhavan about organ donation. She said that organ donation and transplantation have been one of the best alternatives to end stage organ failures. Body organs such as the kidney, lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, skin tissues, bone tissues, and heart valves can be donated, she said.

Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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