The Living Donation Process

1. The living donor needs to undergo some medical tests and evaluations to check and confirm her/his her medical compatibility with the recipient
2. The living donor’s medical compatibility is confirmed by a doctor. Only after all the tests have positively confirmed that the donor is compatible with the recipient, can the transplant take place.
3. The living donor’s organs are retrieved surgically by doctors. They will be stored in special chemical solutions briefly until they are transplanted into the recipient.
4. The living donor will need to remain under medical care for a few days or weeks after organ retrieval until she/he is fit to go home.

The Deceased Donation Process

1. A deceased donor is often someone who has suffered a fatal injury to the head or had Brain Haemorrhage. She/He is declared brain stem dead by a group of medical experts in a hospital.
2. The donor’s family has to give consent for the donation before the process of organ retrieval can be carried out. Meanwhile, the donor is kept on life-support with Doctors looking after all her/his needs until the retrieval of the organs is allowed to move forward.
3. Suitable recipients for all the organs are identified from a waiting list. They are notified and asked to reach their respective hospitals.
4. After retrieval, the body of the donor is respectfully handed over to the family.