NOTTO ID

NOTTO ID is now mandatory for all organ transplants to regulate and monitor the process, particularly to prevent commercial dealings in organs.

About NOTTO ID:

• Must be generated by the hospital using the NOTTO website.
• For deceased donor transplants, allocation of organs requires a NOTTO-ID.
• In living donor transplants, it must be generated within 48 hours post-surgery.
• Aims to curb illegal organ trading, especially involving foreign nationals.

About National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO):

• Established under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
• Located in New Delhi.
• Serves as the apex center for coordination and networking of organ and tissue procurement, distribution, and registry across India.
• Incorporates two major divisions:
  • National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network: Manages the coordination, procurement, and distribution of organs and tissues. Also handles the registry for organ and tissue donations and transplants in India.
  • National Biomaterial Centre (National Tissue Bank): Focuses on tissue donation and the registration of tissue banks. It addresses the gap between demand and supply and ensures quality assurance in tissue availability.
• Activities include:
  • Coordination for tissue procurement and distribution
  • Donor tissue screening, removal, storage, and preservation
  • Laboratory screening of tissues, tissue tracking, and sterilization
  • Maintenance of records, data protection, and confidentiality
  • Quality management in tissues, patient information, development of guidelines, protocols, and standard operating procedures
  • Training and assistance in registration of other tissue banks.
• Stricter monitoring of transplants enforced by local authorities.
• Part of efforts to regulate and streamline organ and tissue transplantation as per the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act 2011.

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