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Kerala HC Orders Organ Transplant Reforms
13 Nov
Summary
- Court mandates implementation of 2024 advisory committee recommendations.
- New digital platform to facilitate altruistic live organ donation.
- Kidney-swap programme to be introduced for incompatible donors.
The Kerala High Court has ordered the state government to implement recommendations from a 2024 advisory committee aimed at reforming organ transplantation. The court's directive mandates the creation of a digital platform to facilitate altruistic live organ donations and the introduction of a kidney-swap program.
These measures were recommended by a committee that met on November 19, 2025. The digital platform, managed by K-SOTTO, will facilitate non-directed donations of organs and tissues, ensuring patient confidentiality and anonymity. The state will initially cover donor evaluation costs, with recipients reimbursing them post-transplant.
The court also called for a kidney-swap program, enabling families with incompatible donors to exchange them, adhering strictly to the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act. K-SOTTO is further tasked with developing a system to track patients needing kidney, liver, and heart transplants to aid long-term policy formulation.
