Prerequisites for Liver Transplant in India
February 24th, 2010
India is one of the top medical tourism destinations in the world and liver transplant is one of the most popular procedures medical tourists visit India for. Liver transplant in India costs much cheaper as compared to developed nations like US, UK or Canada. Cost of liver transplant in India is fraction of the costs in US, UK and Canada.
Laws related to organ donors vary from country to country. In India there are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled before a liver transplant can be done for patients from foreign country. Below are the few prerequisites for liver transplant in India:
- As per Indian law, liver donor needs to be relative of the patient therefore donor also need to travel along with the patient for liver transplant. The patient will have to provide documents/certificate from their local authorities to certify the relationship. The relatives have to be of the first degree i.e. Mother, father, sister, brother, children or spouse. This certificate will have to be endorsed by the Embassy of the respective country. The hospital will forward these documents to the DMER- Directorate of Health Services who give
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