World Organ Donation Day is observed on August 13 every year globally to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and to make people aware of the misconceptions of organ donation. The sole aim of the organizations involved in these noble event is mainly to encourage and educate people on the importance of donating organs after death to save more lives. Organ donations such as kidneys, heart, pancreas, eyes and lungs can save the lives of people suffering from chronic diseases.

Donating an organ is the process of allowing one person, with their consent, to have their organs legally removed and transplanted to another person, where the donor can be living or dead and a close relative.

Organ failure has been one of the leading morbidities, with more lives lost in the pandemic and the past. Many needy patients lose their lives because of the lack of organ availability. One initiative can save up to eight lives by donating hearts, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, livers, intestines, hands, faces, tissues, bone marrow and stem cells.