India Kidney Transplant Crisis: Over 200 Patients Died Awaiting Transplants In 2025, Delhi Reported 132 Deaths
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Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- freepressjournal.in14:20first to report
The Centre informed the Lok Sabha that over 200 people died in India in 2025 while awaiting kidney transplants, with Delhi accounting for 132 deaths, the highest in the country. As of July 27, 73,646 patients were on the waiting list, highlighting the widening gap between organ demand and donor availability despite new awareness and digital initiatives.
Sat, 22 August 2026
1 report- tribuneindia.com04:27
A person can be ready to donate a kidney to a husband, wife, brother or sister and still be unable to save their life. The kidney may be ruled out because of a blood group mismatch or because the recipient’s immune system has developed antibodies against the donor.
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- Times of India10:38
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- thesouthafrican.com15:14
Gauteng Health urges South Africans to register as organ donors as 6 500 people wait for life-saving transplants across the country.
- Times of India22:30
The committee on health and family welfare has recommended that kidney transplant facilities be expanded to at least three govt medical colleges in large states and one in every small state and UT, besides setting time-bound targets to increase organ retrieval centres and transplant infrastructure, particularly in underserved and hilly regions.