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Organ donations have increased by 11.4 per cent in the last year

Health Minister Ma Subramanian paid tribute to a 27-year-old road accident victim from Saidapet who donated his organs. The minister said that there is an increase in organ donation, however, the waitlist of people awaiting various organs for transplants also remains high. Until Saturday, 11 families have donated the organs of brain-dead people. The organ donors were honoured with State honours, as per the Chief Minister's announcement regarding the same in September 2023.