During the period spanning 1995 to 2021, over 80% of the 36,640 transplants from both deceased and living organ donors were carried out on men. The government has acknowledged this gender imbalance and outlined measures to rectify it. Minister of State for Health, S P Singh Baghel, presented government data in Lok Sabha, indicating that out of the total transplants, 29,695 were conducted on men compared to 6,945 on women, resulting in a ratio of approximately 4:1.
Nevertheless, the proportion of women receiving transplants rose from 27.6% in 2019 to nearly 30% in 2022.
This response was provided to a query posed by YSR Congress Party MP Kuruva Gorantla Madhav. Madhav inquired whether the government has acknowledged the imbalance where four out of five organ recipients between 1995 and 2021 have been men in the country, and what measures have been undertaken to rectify this issue.
In his reply, Baghel stated that the government has launched the National Organ Transplant Programme, which includes initiatives aimed at promoting awareness about organ donation. To address the trend of gender disparity in organ transplants, the Ministry of Health has been organizing regular awareness and sensitization sessions, he noted.
