list out the steps to become a member of organ donation club
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Every year on August 13, Organ Donation Day is celebrated all over India. This day provides a great opportunity in everyone's life to come ahead and pledge to donate their precious organs. Donating an organ is like gifting life to someone because one organ donor can save up to eight lives. So this year motivate normal human beings to donate the organs as well as to understand the value of organ donation in the life of an individual.
Who can be an organ donor?
Anyone regardless of age, race or gender can become an organ and tissue donor. The person is under the age of 18 years, then the consent of the parent or legal guardian is essential.
How can you be an organ donor?
According to the information released on the official website of AIIMS, there are two ways to donate organs:
1. By pledging for organ donation when a person is alive.
2. By consent of family after death.
If you want to become a donor here are some simple steps you need to follow:
During a lifetime, a person can pledge for organ donation by filling up a donor form and the organ donor form could be obtained from ORBO either personally or through the mail.
Step 1: Download the donor form the official website without any fees.
Step 2: After download, fill the "Organ/Body Donation" form.
Step 3: You need two witnesses signature on the donor form one of whom must be a near relative.
Step 4: If your request is excepted then a "Donor Card" with a registration number will be sent you.
Step 5: If you become donor then you must share this decision with the dear ones