Introduction
National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an apex organization for implementing the National Organ Transplant Program (NOTP) and to carry out activities as per Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA) 1994. NOTTO provides an efficient and organized system of organ procurement and distribution in the country and maintains the national registry of donors and recipients of organs and tissues.
Scope of Services
As mandated under THOTA, central government has established National Human Organs and Tissues Removal and Storage Network which consists of one NOTTO at Safdarjung Hospital campus in New Delhi, 5 Regional Organs and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTO), and 21 State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (SOTTO) till date which network with 865 hospitals/institutions, including organ and tissue transplantation, organ retrieval and tissue banking.
NOTTO engages with various stakeholders namely Ministries and Departments of Government of India, State Governments, Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs), State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTOs), medical and para-medical institutions, youth groups, NGOs etc to raise awareness on organ donation throughout the year
Dedicated campaigns like “Angdaan Mahotsav” and “Angdaan Jan Jagrukta Abhiyan” have been organized. Indian Organ Donation Day is organized every year to felicitate family members of deceased organ donors and give awards of excellence to various institutions, organisations and transplant professionals.
NOTTO has a website – notto.mohfw.gov.in and a tollfree helpline number – 1800-11-4770 for dissemination of information round the clock.
A dedicated portal notto.abdm.gov.in for registration of pledges of citizens for donation of organs and tissues after death is operational.
Awareness and donor felicitation messages, creatives and videos are disseminated through NOTTO’s social media handles on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube.
Moving towards “One Nation One Policy” in consultation with the States, the following reforms have been brought and have been informed to the States for implementation:
- Condition of State domicile for registration of recipients to receive deceased donor organ for transplantation has been removed.
- Upper age limit for registration of recipients for receiving deceased donor organ has been removed i.e. Now, a person of any age can register for receiving deceased donor organ.
- No fees to be charged for registration of patient for receiving deceased donor organ.
Website link of the institute
www.notto.mohfw.gov.inLast Updated On 05/11/2024
