The main cause of organ shortage is the unavailability of adequate donors, and it is the biggest challenge faced by the medical field today.
In this article, I'm going to highlight certain causes of organ donation shortage.Organ transplantation has advanced in the last five decades from primitive therapeutic treatment attempts to those that are accepted and broadly sought as a form of treatment.
The major challenge in the transplantation field is to overcome the shortage of donors and to devise new ways to treat diseases that currently have ineffective management.Moreover, the immune system plays a substantial challenge to the success of clinical transplantation.
For the majority of patients, treatment with a combination of immunosuppressive drugs are crucial to prevent organ rejection.
For that reason, the least possible use of these drugs is necessary for the immune system of the patient’s body.One of the major reasons for the donor’s shortage in our country is “myths and misconceptions” that are spreading in the society regarding organ donation and this negatively impacts the whole concept.
and, altering with the body will not free their dead relatives from the cycle of death & birth, are some of the prevalent superstitions.The shortage of a sufficient number of transplant centers along with sufficient staff, who are adequately educated and knowledgeable with the procedures required to conduct an organ donation program, is also acting as a key barrier towards the success ofthe deceased donation program.Furthermore, the lack of sufficient dialysis programs, research, and effective national health insurance plans also act as a major challenge.