According to the World Health Organization, only around 0.01 percent of people in India donate their organs after death. On this podcast we have Shivam Nagpal who’s NGO ‘Organ For Life’ works to spread awareness in the India & hopes to go global. Shivam has been featured in the Guardian, Vice, Times of India and NDTV for his work on environment and organ donation. He is working towards a creating a better society for patients suffering from organ ailments throughout the South-Asian region. He is an aspiring Lawyer and has been working for the cause of organ and blood donation from the past 2.5 Years. He lauds the United Kingdom’s opt out system means that all adults agree to become organ donors when they die, unless they have made it known that they do not wish to donate. He believes his biggest motivation for working for the cause is saving lives.

If you have not recorded an organ donation decision and you are not in one of the excluded groups, it will be considered that you agree to donate your organs when you die.