National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)

• Four out of five organ recipients in India between 1995 and 2021 were men, according to data collated by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) — numbers which indicate the prevailing gender disparity among those seeking healthcare.

 ABOUT NOTTO

• NOTTO is set up under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, located in New Delhi.
• National Network division of NOTTO functions as apex centre for all India activities for procurement, distribution and registry of organs and tissues donation and transplantation in the country.
• Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act 2011 has established two divisions-
  • National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network
  • National Biomaterial Centre (National Tissue Bank)