“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What started as a simple thought lead to several discussions on organ pledging, transplants, the organ transplant black market and why organ pledging is one of the prime needs of healthcare in India today.

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Today, lakhs of people are suffering from chronic organ failure due to lack of organs for transplantation. The flourishing black market does nothing but prey on the poor. The lack of organs available for transplant means that only the uber rich can afford this treatment, if they are able to find an eligible organ in the first place!

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The immune system of the human body has the uncanny ability of being able to rid itself of any problem. A part of that uncanny ability is being able to accept a transplanted organ, within fixed parameters, and accept and adapt to it. This uncanny ability has and can save many a life IF enough organs are available.

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We can completely wipe out deaths and blindness in India due to lack of organ availability if all of us come together and do one simple thing, pledge our organs and tissues. It is a myth that religions do not permit organ / tissue donations. In fact, all religions promote it.

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At the end of the day as George Bernard Shaw said, “I want to be all used up when I die” A Million Pledges is nothing but a drive to address this need for ethical and legal availability of organs and tissues for transplantation. Working under the aegis of National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), we will be working towards achieving this goal.

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And to that end we appeal to you to do that one simple thing, pledge. Pledge to donate your organs and tissues after your death, save several lives and bring happiness to their families.