Drive for organ donation by RGUHS staff, students today

Bengaluru: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has planned a organ donation campaign for students and staff.

The move follows the growing demand for organ donation in the country. Faculty members will pledge their organs at an event organised on the university campus on Friday.

“Thousands of patients wait in hope for transplants. In 2024, India performed 17,000-18,000 organ transplants. But it is too low, given that the country requires nearly 2 lakh organs a year,” said Dr Bhagavan B C, the VC.