Union Health Ministry directs states and UTs to investigate illegal organ transplants, requiring unique NOTTO-ID and stricter monitoring of foreign citizens.

Union Health Ministry directs states and UTs to investigate and take action against hospitals performing illegal organ transplants. All organ transplants must have a unique NOTTO-ID, and hospitals must generate it from the NOTTO website. The ministry asks for stricter monitoring of such transplants involving foreign citizens. This comes after an organ trafficking racket was busted in Haryana and Rajasthan.

April 21, 2024
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