World Organ Donation day: Health Ministry to pledge to donate organs
World Organ Donation day: Health Ministry to pledge to donate organs
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BANGALORE: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar on Friday appealed to people to pledge to donate their organs which could be the "amrit" of someone's life.

"Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will also take an organ donation pledge. I too along with other officials will also take a pledge along with CM Bommai at the event on Saturday," Bommai said.

"We call blood donation a great donation. I would like to go one step ahead and say organ donation is the most superior donation. During one of his Mann Ki Baat speeches, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an appeal to Indians." 

Bommai said that an awareness programme will be held where a human chain will be formed from Bangalore's Mekhri Circle to Freedom Park on Saturday to mark the World Organ Donation Day. The human chain will consist of over 5,000 which would include students, youth and ASHA workers to express cooperation amongst people, he added.
Further, several stakeholders from the field of health and medicine will stand in the shape of kidneys at Tripura Vasini grounds from 8 to 8.15 a.m. to raise awareness,  Health Minister Sudhakar said.

CM Bommai will  also be felicitating family members who donated the organs of their loved ones who unfortunately had been declared brain dead, at an event that will be held in Vidhana Soudha. Those who were the recipients of the organs will also share their thoughts on the occasion, Bommai added.

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