Death is not the last sleep.

It is the final awakening 

 ORGAN DONATION – A
GRACIOUS ACT
Organ and tissue donors leave a miraculous
legacy
 They are living proof that death can bring life,
that sorrow can turn to hope, and that a terrible
loss can become the greatest gift of all
 Every day they lead us on a journey of hope,
renewal, and transformation
COMMMONEST TYPE OF ORGAN
DONATION IN INDIA

Blood - Living, related or

unrelated
Eyes - After Natural Death

Kidney Donation - Mostly

unrelated and sometimes related

 ORGAN DONATION

Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachhan, Jaya Bachhan,

Rajnikanth, and many other film personalities have pledged their Eyes
for donation.

Also, Anil Kumble, Sunil Shetty, Yukta Mukhi, Revathi Menon and
Madhavan have endorsed their views on multi-organ donation
DON’T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN
FOR
HEAVEN KNOWS THEY ARE NEEDED
HERE !!
AGE & ORGAN DONATION
Corneas 0 to 100 yrs
Heart valves 0 to 60 yrs
Trachea 15 to 60 yrs
Skin 16 to 85 yrs
Kidneys 0 to 70 yrs
Heart 0 to 60 yrs
Lungs 0 to 60 yrs
Liver 0 to 70 yrs
Almost 23 different tissues and organs of the body can be donated
 Time Factor & Safe Organ
Preservation/Transplantation

Kidneys - 48 hrs
Pancreas - 24 hrs
Liver - 12 hrs
Heart & Lungs - 6 hrs
Eyes - 8hrs

Research on Cryo-preservatives may help to preserve

organs for a much longer period
ORGAN DONATION &
RELIGION

For that which is born death is

certain and for the dead, birth
certain.. Therefore grieve not over
that which is inevitable. - Bhagavad
Gita
 Religion & Organ
Donation

Hinduism - No prohibition to donating organs.

This act is an individual decision.

Jainism- Jain religious leaders consider eye

donation as a powerful link between ‘daan’ and
‘moksha’. Highest eye donation rate in India
among Jains of Gujrat.

Death is just a beginning of another

life 
                        - Upanishads
Buddhism - "We honor those people who donate their bodies
and organs to the advancement of medical science and to
saving lives.”

Islam - The organs of Muslim donors must be transplanted

immediately and should not be stored in organ banks

God created man to be immortal and

made him to be an image of his own
eternity - Bible, The Wisdom of
Solomon
 Organ Donation Awareness
Programmes
 Driving License with “Donor Card” clause
 Education at School and College Level
 Free Air time on Doordarshan and Private
Channels for films on Organ Donation
 Tax Exemption for documentaries on Organ
Donation
 Indirect incentives to donor families
 Honoring cadaver donor families

In states of Maharashtra & Gujrat slogans about

“Eye donation” displayed on National Highways
LIFE….PASS IT ON..!!

At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my

brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents
and purposes, my life has stopped…

… When that happens don't call this my

“DEATHBED”, call it my "BED OF LIFE" and let
my body be used by others to lead fuller lives 
LIFE….PASS IT ON..!!

Give my eyes to a man who has

never seen….
Sunrise
A baby’s face
Or Love in the eyes
of a woman
LIFE….PASS IT ON..!!

Give my kidneys to one who

depends on a machine to exist from
week to week
Give my heart to a person whose
own heart has caused nothing but
endless days of pain
LIFE….PASS IT ON..!!
Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to
the winds to help the flowers grow
If you must bury something, let it be my faults,
my weaknesses and all my prejudice against
my fellowmen
Give my sins to the devil and give my soul to
God,
If you do what I have asked, ………
I WILL LIVE FOREVER