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The Living Donation Process

  • The living donor needs to undergo some medical tests and evaluations to check and confirm her/his medical compatibility with the recipient.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Suitable recipients for all the organs are identified from a waiting list. They are notified and asked to reach their respective hospitals.
  • After retrieval, the body of the donor is respectfully handed over to the family.