World Organ Donation Day 2024: Every year, Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August to raise awareness about the significance of donating organs. The day is vital to encourage people to consider becoming organ donors.&nbsp;

Every year, the day is celebrated around the globe honouring the selfless service of organ donors and their families. According to UNOS, about 1,03,993 people need a lifesaving organ but the number of available donors is drastically less, leading to a critical gap between demand and supply.&nbsp;

As per Organ.org, every donor can save seven lives and enhance seventy-five more. Therefore, Organ Donation Day plays a crucial role in highlighting the challenges faced by the people in need of organs to save their lives.&nbsp;

<h2>Organ Donation Day 2024: Theme&nbsp;</h2>

Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August every year, and this year, the theme for the day is “Be the Reason for Someone’s Smile Today!”

The theme portrays the importance of organ donation in saving the lives of so many people. Through this theme, the day seeks to inspire people by making them aware of the urgent need for organ donors.&nbsp;

<h2>World Organ Donation 2024: Significance&nbsp;</h2>

World Organ Donation Day is not just limited to raising awareness but is also about promoting a culture of saving lives. It encourages people by educating them about how organ donation saves lives. The day also helps in addressing the myths and misconceptions about organ donation that make people hesitant about donating organs.&nbsp;

<h2>World Organ Donation Day 2024: Steps to register as an Organ Donor in India</h2>

In India, Organ donation is regulated by the&nbsp;Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act of 1994, which allows everyone to donate organs. Registering for Organ Donation in India is a simple process. The process can be completed online by filling out the pledge form by Organ India, where you will receive a unique government registration number and a donor card from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation.

<h2>Guide to register as an Organ Donor:</h2>

1. Online Pledge form: The form is available on the Organ India website: <a href="https://www.organindia.org/pledge-to-be-an-organ-donor/">https://www.organindia.org/pledge-to-be-an-organ-donor/.</a> After filling out the form, you will receive a unique government registration number with a donor card.

2. National Registration: All online pledges made are registered with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), ensuring your form is registered officially.&nbsp;

3. Family Consent: Family consent is an important step while registering as an organ donor.&nbsp;

By following the above steps and informing your family about the decision to become an organ donor, you can help save seven lives.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp; 
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World Organ Donation Day 2024: Every year, Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August to raise awareness about the significance of donating organs. The day is vital to encourage people to consider becoming organ donors.

World Organ Donation Day 2024: Every year, Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August to raise awareness about the significance of donating organs. The day is vital to encourage people to consider becoming organ donors. Every year, the day is celebrated around the globe honouring the selfless service of organ donors and their families. According to UNOS, about 1,03,993 people need a lifesaving organ but the number of available donors is drastically less, leading to a critical gap between demand and supply. As per Organ.org, every donor can save seven lives and enhance seventy-five more. Therefore, Organ Donation Day plays a crucial role in highlighting the challenges faced by the people in need of organs to save their lives. Organ Donation Day 2024: Theme Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August every year, and this year, the theme for the day is “Be the Reason for Someone’s Smile Today!” The theme portrays the importance of organ donation in saving the lives of so many people. Through this theme, the day seeks to inspire people by making them aware of the urgent need for organ donors. World Organ Donation 2024: Significance World Organ Donation Day is not just limited to raising awareness but is also about promoting a culture of saving lives. It encourages people by educating them about how organ donation saves lives. The day also helps in addressing the myths and misconceptions about organ donation that make people hesitant about donating organs. World Organ Donation Day 2024: Steps to register as an Organ Donor in India In India, Organ donation is regulated by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act of 1994, which allows everyone to donate organs. Registering for Organ Donation in India is a simple process. The process can be completed online by filling out the pledge form by Organ India, where you will receive a unique government registration number and a donor card from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation. Guide to register as an Organ Donor: 1. Online Pledge form: The form is available on the Organ India website: https://www.organindia.org/pledge-to-be-an-organ-donor/. After filling out the form, you will receive a unique government registration number with a donor card. 2. National Registration: All online pledges made are registered with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), ensuring your form is registered officially. 3. Family Consent: Family consent is an important step while registering as an organ donor. By following the above steps and informing your family about the decision to become an organ donor, you can help save seven lives. (With inputs from agencies)

World Organ Day 2024: Date, Theme, and Significance, All you need to know

Kashmir has always had some amazing inspiring stories and one such story is of Shabir Hussain Khan. Khan is also known as the 'Blood man of Kashmir' as he has donated over 182 pints of blood in the last 42 years saving hundreds of lives of people in need of blood in the Kashmir valley.&nbsp;

Shabir Hussain Khan's story started in 1980 when his friend met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital in Srinagar. He went to the hospital to donate blood for his friend and since then he has donated 182 pints of blood in the last four decades. Not only has he donated blood hundreds of times but also organised over 1200 blood donation camps across the union territory.&nbsp;

''I started over 40 years ago around 1980 in the SMHS Hospital in Srinagar Medical College. My friend had an accident, and I went to donate blood for him, but then I continued to donate blood. It created some beautiful satisfaction in my heart, as I belong to a BPL family, and I used to see people in trouble finding it difficult to get blood in these hospitals. I thought it is the best thing to do for humanity. Our Islam also teaches us the same. I have donated 182 pints of blood since 1980, I have organised more than 1200 blood donation camps across the valley, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, volunteer blood donor.&nbsp;

Khan has been called the biggest life saver of the union territory. He says he will keep donating his blood till the time he is alive. As his blood group is O negative making him a universal donor, he says saving lives is his life's mission and the best satisfaction as well.&nbsp;

''I had only and only thought that Allah will bless me if I help the people in need. My blood group is O negative, and a lot of children require it and I feel proud that I am able to help. Allah had decided this for me, and I think it is the best thing that could have happened to me. When humans donate blood, they leave everything in the hands of God. People pray for me all the time and I have made this promise to myself that I will keep donating my blood till I am alive, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, Volunteer Blood Donor.&nbsp;

Shabir has been continuously doing awareness programmes across the Kashmir valley and inspiring thousands of youngsters to donate blood for people in need. He has been motivating people to donate blood. Shabir also held blood donation camps during the peak of corona time for the people in need.

Shabir's only wish is that the government of India recognises his and the efforts of other blood donors in the valley. Shabir has not received a single government award for being the highest blood donor of the union territory.&nbsp;

''Government does not recognise our efforts, ten times my name was sent for state award but did get it. I hope there is a scheme for blood donors. They need to be appreciated for their work. They need the government to appreciate their efforts. The refreshments for the donors are nothing, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, volunteer blood donor.&nbsp;

Shabir Hussain Khan's journey in blood donation started decades ago and he continues to save lives of people without getting anything in return.

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Kashmir has always had some amazing inspiring stories and one such story is of Shabir Hussain Khan. Khan is also known as the 'Blood man of Kashmir' as he has donated over 182 pints of blood in the last 42 years saving hundreds of lives of people in need of blood in the Kashmir valley.

Kashmir has always had some amazing inspiring stories and one such story is of Shabir Hussain Khan. Khan is also known as the 'Blood man of Kashmir' as he has donated over 182 pints of blood in the last 42 years saving hundreds of lives of people in need of blood in the Kashmir valley. Shabir Hussain Khan's story started in 1980 when his friend met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital in Srinagar. He went to the hospital to donate blood for his friend and since then he has donated 182 pints of blood in the last four decades. Not only has he donated blood hundreds of times but also organised over 1200 blood donation camps across the union territory. ''I started over 40 years ago around 1980 in the SMHS Hospital in Srinagar Medical College. My friend had an accident, and I went to donate blood for him, but then I continued to donate blood. It created some beautiful satisfaction in my heart, as I belong to a BPL family, and I used to see people in trouble finding it difficult to get blood in these hospitals. I thought it is the best thing to do for humanity. Our Islam also teaches us the same. I have donated 182 pints of blood since 1980, I have organised more than 1200 blood donation camps across the valley, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, volunteer blood donor. Khan has been called the biggest life saver of the union territory. He says he will keep donating his blood till the time he is alive. As his blood group is O negative making him a universal donor, he says saving lives is his life's mission and the best satisfaction as well. ''I had only and only thought that Allah will bless me if I help the people in need. My blood group is O negative, and a lot of children require it and I feel proud that I am able to help. Allah had decided this for me, and I think it is the best thing that could have happened to me. When humans donate blood, they leave everything in the hands of God. People pray for me all the time and I have made this promise to myself that I will keep donating my blood till I am alive, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, Volunteer Blood Donor. Shabir has been continuously doing awareness programmes across the Kashmir valley and inspiring thousands of youngsters to donate blood for people in need. He has been motivating people to donate blood. Shabir also held blood donation camps during the peak of corona time for the people in need. Shabir's only wish is that the government of India recognises his and the efforts of other blood donors in the valley. Shabir has not received a single government award for being the highest blood donor of the union territory. ''Government does not recognise our efforts, ten times my name was sent for state award but did get it. I hope there is a scheme for blood donors. They need to be appreciated for their work. They need the government to appreciate their efforts. The refreshments for the donors are nothing, '' said Shabir Hussain Khan, volunteer blood donor. Shabir Hussain Khan's journey in blood donation started decades ago and he continues to save lives of people without getting anything in return. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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India is a "vaccine powerhouse" and America's work with the country in vaccine manufacturing is saving people's lives, the head of the US International Development Finance Corporation, David Marchick, has said ahead of his India visit.

The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America's development bank, which invests in developing countries around the world.

Leading a high-powered delegation, DFC Chief Operating Officer (COO) Marchick would travel to India from October 24 to 26.

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India is the most important and largest partner for DFC investment amounting to more than USD 2.3 billion, which is almost eight per cent of its overall exposure, Marchick said ahead of his India visit beginning Sunday.

We have a very ambitious pipeline. We are very, very excited to work with India to drive economic development and strengthen the partnership between the United States and India,&nbsp;Marchick told PTI in a recent interview.

The DFC COO is currently visiting South Africa, from where he is scheduled to travel to India.

Normally the DFC's work lifts up people's lives. Our work with India on vaccine manufacturing is saving people's lives,&nbsp;he said in response to a question.

During his India trip, Marchick is scheduled to travel to Hyderabad where he will visit the offices of the Indian vaccine manufacturer Biological E and participate in a signing ceremony to open a new facility with substantial capacity for vaccine manufacturing.

India is a vaccine powerhouse. It has very innovative and productive companies in the space. They're producing huge numbers of vaccines,&nbsp;he said. At the same time, he noted that the world needs additional capacity.

India is an absolutely critical part of the solution for the pandemic, given that it is a vaccine powerhouse,&nbsp;Marchick said, underlining that India reaching the milestone of one billion doses is extraordinary. 
India scripted history on Thursday with the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassing the 100-crore milestone.

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Prior to the start of the pandemic, total vaccine manufacturing capacity around the world was around five billion. That's for all vaccines, including for polio and yellow fever.

We need somewhere in the range of 11 billion doses of manufacturing capacity around the world for COVID alone. So, India can play a huge role in filling that gap. And the DFC, the Biden administration, is using its tools to help expand vaccine manufacturing in India and around the world to help get shots in arms,&nbsp;Marchick said.

This work is in advancement of the historic commitment set out by President Joe Biden and his counterparts in the 'Quad' -- Australia, India, Japan and the US.

On September 24, Biden hosted the first-ever in-person summit of Quad leaders at the White House. At President Biden's invitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterparts Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from Japan had attended the Quad summit.

After the conclusion of the summit, the Quad leaders in a joint statement had said that in addition to doses financed through COVAX, the four-nation bloc has pledged to donate more than 1.2 billion doses globally of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and has so far delivered nearly 79 million safe, effective, and quality-assured vaccine doses to countries in the Indo-Pacific as part of those commitments.

Observing that American healthcare experts are in regular touch with the Indian authorities and companies to provide technical assistance, the COO said the DFC provided financing of about USD 50 million for a new facility to be built for Biological E and a new factory, which will substantially expand its capacity to allow it to manufacture in excess of a billion doses.

In addition to helping India expand its vaccine manufacturing capacity, DFC has been a major investor in India's other sectors as well, he said.

We're a huge investor in India. We have USD 2.3 billion of investments already. We have a significant pipeline of over USD 1 billion. So, we would be one of the larger investors in India. Our goal is to catalyse private sector financial activity,&nbsp;he said.

DFC, he said, is particularly focused on four sectors: climate, health, equity and gender opportunities and then technology. These are obviously four critical areas for the development of India's economy, Marchick observed.

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On climate, obviously the president (Biden) has said that climate is an existential threat. India is a linchpin in having the world address the climate crisis,&nbsp;Marchick said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seized with the issue and India "has the most ambitious renewable energy strategy of any country in the world" and we want to help and be a solution provider for that.

On gender equity, DFC's main goal is to provide financing for small and medium sized enterprises that are run by women, are owned by women. We have partnered with a number of financial institutions in India to provide them with liquidity and capital, which they can then lend to small and medium sized enterprises in India,&nbsp;the COO said.

In technology, obviously India is a powerhouse and we provide financing for various technology missions,&nbsp;Marchick said. However, the main reason for the trip is vaccine and vaccine manufacturing.

India is a "vaccine powerhouse" and America's work with the country in vaccine manufacturing is saving people's lives, the head of the US International Development Finance Corporation, David Marchick, has said ahead of his India visit.

India is a "vaccine powerhouse" and America's work with the country in vaccine manufacturing is saving people's lives, the head of the US International Development Finance Corporation, David Marchick, has said ahead of his India visit. The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America's development bank, which invests in developing countries around the world. Leading a high-powered delegation, DFC Chief Operating Officer (COO) Marchick would travel to India from October 24 to 26. Also Read | Coronavirus: NIH admits to US funding of gain-of-function research in Wuhan lab India is the most important and largest partner for DFC investment amounting to more than USD 2.3 billion, which is almost eight per cent of its overall exposure, Marchick said ahead of his India visit beginning Sunday. We have a very ambitious pipeline. We are very, very excited to work with India to drive economic development and strengthen the partnership between the United States and India, Marchick told PTI in a recent interview. The DFC COO is currently visiting South Africa, from where he is scheduled to travel to India. Normally the DFC's work lifts up people's lives. Our work with India on vaccine manufacturing is saving people's lives, he said in response to a question. During his India trip, Marchick is scheduled to travel to Hyderabad where he will visit the offices of the Indian vaccine manufacturer Biological E and participate in a signing ceremony to open a new facility with substantial capacity for vaccine manufacturing. India is a vaccine powerhouse. It has very innovative and productive companies in the space. They're producing huge numbers of vaccines, he said. At the same time, he noted that the world needs additional capacity. India is an absolutely critical part of the solution for the pandemic, given that it is a vaccine powerhouse, Marchick said, underlining that India reaching the milestone of one billion doses is extraordinary. India scripted history on Thursday with the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassing the 100-crore milestone. Also Read | Indian doctors affirm US study that says first dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts mental health Prior to the start of the pandemic, total vaccine manufacturing capacity around the world was around five billion. That's for all vaccines, including for polio and yellow fever. We need somewhere in the range of 11 billion doses of manufacturing capacity around the world for COVID alone. So, India can play a huge role in filling that gap. And the DFC, the Biden administration, is using its tools to help expand vaccine manufacturing in India and around the world to help get shots in arms, Marchick said. This work is in advancement of the historic commitment set out by President Joe Biden and his counterparts in the 'Quad' -- Australia, India, Japan and the US. On September 24, Biden hosted the first-ever in-person summit of Quad leaders at the White House. At President Biden's invitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterparts Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from Japan had attended the Quad summit. After the conclusion of the summit, the Quad leaders in a joint statement had said that in addition to doses financed through COVAX, the four-nation bloc has pledged to donate more than 1.2 billion doses globally of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and has so far delivered nearly 79 million safe, effective, and quality-assured vaccine doses to countries in the Indo-Pacific as part of those commitments. Observing that American healthcare experts are in regular touch with the Indian authorities and companies to provide technical assistance, the COO said the DFC provided financing of about USD 50 million for a new facility to be built for Biological E and a new factory, which will substantially expand its capacity to allow it to manufacture in excess of a billion doses. In addition to helping India expand its vaccine manufacturing capacity, DFC has been a major investor in India's other sectors as well, he said. We're a huge investor in India. We have USD 2.3 billion of investments already. We have a significant pipeline of over USD 1 billion. So, we would be one of the larger investors in India. Our goal is to catalyse private sector financial activity, he said. DFC, he said, is particularly focused on four sectors: climate, health, equity and gender opportunities and then technology. These are obviously four critical areas for the development of India's economy, Marchick observed. Also Read | COVID-19 vaccination in India crosses 1 billion. What about its neighbours? On climate, obviously the president (Biden) has said that climate is an existential threat. India is a linchpin in having the world address the climate crisis, Marchick said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seized with the issue and India "has the most ambitious renewable energy strategy of any country in the world" and we want to help and be a solution provider for that. On gender equity, DFC's main goal is to provide financing for small and medium sized enterprises that are run by women, are owned by women. We have partnered with a number of financial institutions in India to provide them with liquidity and capital, which they can then lend to small and medium sized enterprises in India, the COO said. In technology, obviously India is a powerhouse and we provide financing for various technology missions, Marchick said. However, the main reason for the trip is vaccine and vaccine manufacturing.

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