India now ranks third in organ transplantation, behind USA and China, says Mansukh Mandaviya


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New Delhi : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that India now ranks third in the world in organ transplantation, only behind USA and China as per the data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website. While addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister said that "Jeete ji Raktdaan, Marne ke baad Angadaan" should be the motto of our life." Mandaviya explaining the importance of organ donation said, "Our culture puts emphasis on 'Shubh' and 'Laabh' where individual well-being is rooted with the greater good of the community. It is my...