A large number of people of all age groups took out a march to spread public awareness about organ donation from neighbouring Noida to Akshardham temple in the national capital on Saturday.
A large number of people of all age groups took out a march to spread public awareness about organ donation from neighbouring Noida to Akshardham temple in the national capital on Saturday.
Participants, including doctors, students and patients, were holding placards and banners reading 'Donate organs, save lives,' 'Organ donation is the biggest donation,' etc., marched for two kilometers from Noida to culminate the awareness campaign at Delhi's Akshardham Temple.
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The rally also saw the participation of some patients who needed organ transplant, besides their relatives.
Health officials believe that the problem of refusing to donate organs was a social problem and could be solved through mass awareness as many people failed to come forward for this cause because of illiteracy and other dogmas.
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Many-famed specialists urged the masses that one donor can possibly give gift of life to many terminally ill patients who would not survive otherwise.
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