A ‘Green Corridor’ is a special route making the route of the hospital where an organ is harvested and the hospital where it is to be transplanted, traffic-free. It is a manually operated route. In India, the concept of Green Corridors has been since 2014.
The functioning of this corridor is managed by transplant coordinators, local police, traffic police and airport staff that make this transfer of organs from the origin to destination quick and easy. This is an important initiative taken by the government to save human lives and also important from the UPSC Exam perspective.
In this article, we shall discuss the inception of this Green Corridor initiative, along with its need, significance and impact in saving the lives of people by organ transplant. Review the information below, in line with the syllabus of UPSC.
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What is Green Corridor for Organ Donation?
- A Green Corridor is a special route that is managed by different departments and authorities and ensures safe and quicker transfer of organs from one hospital to another by different modes of transport.
- It demarcates a special route for ambulances that can travel on traffic-free roads, which can reduce the total transfer time by 60-70%.
- The public’s awareness of this Green Corridor is also of utmost importance. This will ensure that not just the concerned authorities but also the citizens of the country pave way for such a noble initiative of saving the lives of people
- Coordinating Authority – The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) is the regulatory body for the Green Corridors
Procedure of Organ Transfer through Green Corridor
- Once the doctor suggests an organ transplant and the patient’s family also fills in their consent, the procedure for transplant begins
- The authorities first check for organs within the hospital, and then as per the requirement look within the city, state, region and at the national level
Need for Green Corridor
As stated by experts, there is only a time duration of four hours between which the harvesting and transplant of the organ must be done.
In small cities and towns, this target can still be achieved, but in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, etc., which are busy on roads, may not be able to fulfil this requirement.
Thus, with a Green Corridor in every city, a lot of time can be saved in transferring the organ to the destination via traffic-free routes for the ambulance.
Significance of Green Corridor for Organ Transplant
As per the latest government statistics, 17 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant. There are two main reasons for this:
- The hesitation of people to donate their organs
- Lack of provisions to deliver organs to the patient’s destination
With the help of Green Corridor, more lives can be saved by regulating the second cause of concern.
If proper provisions are provided, the statistics of organ donation and the saving of people’s lives can also be improved. Given below is the statistics of patients looking for organs to the number of transplants performed (as in 2020):
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In India, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Programme (NOTP) is being implemented by the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The programme aims to improve access to life-transforming transplantation for needy citizens by promoting deceased organ donation.
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Impact of Green Corridor for Organ Donation in India
Cities across the country have started maintaining Green Corridors. Chennai was one of the first cities in India to have a Green Corridor. This system has also helped save lives in the cities of Mumbai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Indore in the last two years.
- As of 2018, the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh had 34 Green Corridors
- In Chennai, the life of a 21-year-old was saved by transferring the organ in just 14 minutes, after travelling for 12 kms
This initiative of Green Corridors has been taken under the terms and guidelines of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994. This Act provides regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and for matters connected therewith.
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FAQs
On the green corridor all the red signals on the route are skipped. It will reduce travel time by several precious minutes. The earlier an organ is transplanted the better chances of success. Green corridors ensure that no organ is wasted.
What are the effects of green corridors? ›
Increased biodiversity by having more green areas in the urban environment. Promotion of non-polluting mobility: bicycles or scooters, for example. Reduced air pollution and noise pollution in the city. Helping prevent heat islands from forming, effectively lowering the temperature.
How does organ donation impact society? ›
One organ donor has the potential to save eight lives and eye and tissue donors can enhance the lives of as many as 50 people. For some people with end-stage organ failure, it is truly a matter of life and death.
What is the controversy or debate surrounding organ donation? ›
The most ethically problematic cases are those in which the recipient is chosen on the basis of race, religion, or ethnic group. A person with organ damage or organ failure may look for a living donor to donate an organ, allowing the patient to bypass the national waiting pool to receive a cadaveric organ.
What is the need of a green corridor in India? ›
Green corridor makes sure that there is no organ wastage. It is an extremely useful system of managing traffic that requires a very strong coordination among the traffic officials.
What is the organ donation scandal in India? ›
On 24 January 2008, police teams from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh raided a residential building and a guest house owned by Amit Kumar. According to the Gurgaon police, the scandal at a local clinic had been going on for six to seven years. The donors were lured with offerings of about Rs. 30,000 for kidney 'donation'.
What are two benefits of corridors? ›
Benefits of corridors include:
- Clean and abundant water: Connected creek corridors protect our streams and groundwater.
- Reduced wildfire risk: Well-managed forests have less fuel to carry and spread flames.
- Climate change resilience: Plants and animals can move through corridors to cooler places.
Corridors can be dominated by edge effects, can increase risk of parasitism and disease, and can facilitate dispersal of invasive species (see 2.10). Corridors can be unsuccessful if they do meet the movement or habitat requirements for the target species.
What are the economic benefits of green corridors? ›
Based on the study's estimates, the corridor at full implementation could create over 700 new job opportunities in zero and near-zero emission fuel production and improve local air quality.
What is the greatest risk of organ donation? ›
Immediate, surgery-related risks of organ donation include pain, infection, hernia, bleeding, blood clots, wound complications and, in rare cases, death. Long-term follow-up information on living-organ donors is limited, and studies are ongoing.
Donating can be selfless and rewarding and studies have shown that living donors live just as long as people who never donated. However, living kidney donors face some medical, financial, and emotional risks. There is no way to know who will have a specific problem.
What are 10 facts about organ donation? ›
Through tissue donation, one donor can heal up to 75 lives.
- 100,000+ People. are waiting for an organ transplant in the United States.
- Every 10 Minutes. someone is added to the organ transplant waiting list.
- 22 People. on average die every day waiting for a life-saving organ.
- 8 Lives. ...
- 75 people. ...
- Become an Organ Donor.
Three main issues include the fundamental morality of transplanting body parts, the ethics of organ procurement, and the ethics of allocation. Does organ transplantation involve too much manipulation of nature, and lead to scenarios of “playing God”?
What culture does not agree with organ donation? ›
Gypsies – Gypsies are, on the whole, against donation. Although they have no formal resolution, their opposition is associated with their belief about the afterlife. Gypsies believe that for one year after a person dies, the soul retraces its steps.
Do any religions oppose organ donation? ›
Living organ donation is strongly encouraged only between jesus christians (15 of 28 jesus christians worldwide have donated a kidney). No religion forbid this practice. Directed organ donation to people of the same religion has been proposed only by some Orthodox Jews and some Islamic Ulemas/Muftis.
What are the benefits of green shipping corridors? ›
These include crucial environmental benefits such as increased biodiversity and a cleaner marine environment, as well as economic savings from reduced running costs and shorter anchorage times.
What is the green energy corridor in India? ›
Green Energy Corridor is a comprehensive scheme for evacuation & integration of the renewable energy (RE) capacity addition of 32,713 MW during 12th Plan Period. Total fund requirement of Rs.
What does the green ribbon mean for organ donation? ›
The green ribbon is a badge of honor, a symbol of giving hope and sharing life through organ, eye and tissue donation. It represents the simple act of saying yes — a small word that gives each of us the power to save up to eight lives and improve many more.
Why is organ donation so low in India? ›
In India, the deceased organ donation rate is very low, at 0.26 per million people [5]. Major barriers include a lack of awareness, religious myths and misconceptions, concerns about bodily disfigurement, distrust in the healthcare system, and poor family consent rates [6].
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