Organ Donation

TANKER Foundation, under the Deceased-Donor Transplantation Programme, sponsored a meeting of surgeons and physicians in October 2005. Their recommendation to the Health Secretary, Tamil nadu Government resulted in the expansion of the panel of specialists who certify brain-stem death.TANKER Doctors were part of the team that performed the first government-approved, multi-organ, deceased-donor transplant in December 1995.

TANKER Foundation also supports MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation in creating awareness about deceased-donor organ donation.

Post transplant, a typical patient will live 10-15 years longer than if kept on dialysis. The years of life gained is greater for younger patients.