Dadhichi to organise nationwide campaign on awareness, execution for body-organ-eye donation

New Delhi: On completion of 25 years of dedicated services towards humane causes, Dadhichi Deh Dan Samiti (Dadhichi) will organise a nationwide campaign aiming at spreading awareness and execution for body-organ-eye donation in the country. Dadhichi formally announced the campaign in a press meet at the Malviya Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi on August 23. The occasion was graced by the presence of Advocate Alok Kumar, Patron, DDDS and Harsh Malhotra, President, DDDS and many eminent people from the media and medical fraternity.

The day-long conclave shall be held in Delhi on September 3, 2022 at NDMC Convention Centre. It will conclude with a Sammelan at Dr Ambedkar International Centre on September 4, 2022. Dadhichi has invited the Vice President of India to address the Sammelan. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh has also kindly consented to address this Sammelan.

Some 60+ NGOs and important stakeholders and associations in the health sector, including Mohan Foundation, Organ India, Indian Medical Association, NOTTO, ORBO, National Eye Bank, Amma Eye-Organ-Body Donation Promoters Organisation, The Federation of Organ and Body Donation, Eye Bank Association of India and others have consented to participate.

The Central Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya, Meenakshi Lekhi, Bharati Praveen Panwar, former Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Sushil Modi have also consented to participate. Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health and Atul Goel, DGHS, Bharat will also address the conclave.

Dadhichi expects that this conclave shall consider and give rise to the massive nationwide campaign for popularising the cause of body-organ-tissue donation.

“Our primary aim is to make people realise how the donated body/organs of a deceased/donor can be life-saving for persons in dire need. Over 300 volunteers of our Samiti take each step with the utmost delicacy and ensure a smooth process of donation without any hassles to the donor family” said Kumar.

Kumar further added that the Samiti plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the donor’s family and the government hospitals and medical colleges, who can use the donated body organs for research and in medical emergencies. “Till now more than 17 thousand donors have given their consent towards the virtuous cause of body organ donation. Over the last 25 years, Dadhichi Deh Dan Samiti has facilitated 353 body donation, 870 pairs of eye donations, six organ donations, two bone donations and three skin donations,” said Kumar.

“India is far behind other developing countries in terms of organ donation despite having one of the largest populations. Major reasons behind this can be the lack of public awareness, religious taboos, and complicated laws and apathetic government structure. It is our firm belief that through this campaign, we will achieve our target to encourage more and more people towards body-organ-eye donation,” noted Malhotra.