About National Organ And Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO):
- It is a national-level organization set up under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi.
- The establishment of NOTTO is mandated as per the Transplantation of human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Act of 2011.
- It functions as the apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for:
- procurement and distribution of organs and tissues; and
- registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country
- It has the following two divisions:
- National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network
- National Biomaterial Centre
- The following activities are undertaken at National Level by NOTTO to facilitate Organ Transplantation in the safest way in the shortest possible time and to collect data and develop and publish National Registry.
- Lay down policy guidelines and protocols for various functions.
- Network with similar regional and state-level organizations.
- All registry data from States and regions would be compiled and published.
- Creating awareness and promotion of deceased organ donation and transplantation activities.
- Co-ordination from procurement of organs and tissues to transplantation when organs are allocated outside the region.
- Dissemination of information to all concerned organizations, hospitals, and individuals.
- Monitoring of transplantation activities in the regions and States and maintaining a data-bank in this regard.
- To assist the states in data management, organ transplant surveillance & Organ transplant and Organ Donor registry.
- Consultancy support on the legal and non-legal aspects of donation and transplantation
- Coordinate and organize training for various cadres of workers.
