National Organ Transplant Programme(NOTP):
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National Organ Transplant Programme(NOTP) aims to promote organ donation and transplantation across all States/Union Territories (UTs).
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Implementing Agency: Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme.
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Objectives of the Programme:
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To organize a system of organ and tissue procurement & distribution for transplantation.
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To promote deceased organ and Tissue donation.
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Furthermore, to train required manpower.
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Also, to protect vulnerable poor from organ trafficking.
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Lastly, to monitor organ and tissue transplant services and bring about policy and programme corrections/ changes whenever needed.
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