INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The number of organ donors in Iran has increased from 10.2 per million population (PMP) to 12.8 in the first four months of the
current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22).Over the four-month period, 356 persons have received transplanted organs, while the figure
transplantation and disease management, Amirhesam Alirezaei, said on Friday.In the fourth calendar month (June 22-July 22), the organ
donation PMP index grew by 30 percent year on yearSo, the organ donation PMP index was 10.2 and 5.4 respectively in the years ending March
2022 and March 2021, he added, ISNA reported.In the fourth calendar month (June 22-July 22), the organ donation PMP index grew by 30 percent
year on year, he noted.Organ donation is an altruistic decision that can be made by the family members after brain death.Although many
organizations and medical centers have implemented various interventions and training courses to increase satisfaction with organ donation,
a lack of organs for donation still is a serious problem in the world.In Iran, about 5,000 to 8,000 people die each year from brain death,
half of whom, or about 3,000, have transplanted organs.Unfortunately, 1,000 families, or one-third, are satisfied with organ
donation.However, there are over 25,000 patients in need of transplants on the waiting lists for various organs, but unfortunately, 7 to 10
of them die every day due to the lack of a transplanted organ, accounting for over 3,000 a year.MG
