India performs 20,000 transplants, but organ gap persists

Some people become very sick when their organs, like the liver or kidneys, stop working properly.

A transplant is an operation where doctors give the sick person a healthy organ, usually from another person.

In India, doctors now do more than 20,000 transplants every year.

Ten years ago, they did fewer than 5,000.

But there are still many more sick people waiting for organs than there are organs available.

Some people wait for a long time, and sadly, some die before they get help.

Healthy people can give part of their liver because the liver can grow back, like a lizard growing back its tail.

But donating an organ is a serious operation, so doctors check the donor very carefully to keep them safe.

Doctors say that talking with your family and learning the facts about organ donation can help save more lives.