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About K-SOTTO

KERALA STATE

ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANT ORGANIZATION

Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (K-SOTTO) is established by Government of Kerala as a charitable society under the Travancore-Kochi Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1955, as an apex organization in Kerala to regulate the removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the effective enforcement of The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act 1994 and rules thereunder. The focus area of operation of the society is the identification of potential donors, retrieval of organs from deceased donors, equitable allocation of organs, create protocols and standard operating procedures to work in tandem with various transplant centers and Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval centers in the private and public sector.

What is organ Donation?

Organ donation and transplantation is removing an organ from one person (the donor) and surgically placing it in another (the recipient) whose organ has failed.

Types of Organ Donations

There are two types of organ donations - Living Organ Donations & Deceased Organ Donations.

What is the process of Organ Donation?

There are two types of the Deceased Donation Process - Living Organ Donations & Deceased Organ Donations.

K-SOTTO

FAQ

100

Government Hospitals

3800

Private Hospitals

5500

NTORC

110

Total Donors

110

Total Transplant

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K-SOTTO

Yearly Statistics : Period : Aug 2012 to 2023 to date

Donors From Kerala359
Kidney624
Liver290
Heart75
Lungs4
Pancreas16
Small Intestine 5
Hand24
Larynx1
Total Solid Organs 1039
Corneas 393
Heart Valves 102
Skin 0
Total Tissues 495

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