What Causes Gender Disparities in Organ Transplants?

A recent report suggested that Indian men outrank women as organ recipients. Meanwhile, women are far more likely to donate their organs to male counterparts within their families. Further, the proportion of organ donations from deceased persons is minuscule as opposed to living donors. In this episode, Saurabh Todi and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya discuss the reasons behind the gender disparities in organ transplants in India and certain solutions to solve the demand and supply mismatch in the organ transplantation market. Reading: 4 of 5 living organ donors in India are women, 4 of 5 recipients men: Study | Pune News