ROTARIAN LAL GOEL HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL BRAINSTORMING SESSION WITH SOTTO OFFICIALS ON ORGAN DONATION IN JAIPUR
Jaipur, 6 April 2026 — Rotarian Lal Goel, Founder & Charter President of the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International and Chairman of the Organ Donation India Foundation & GYAN, held a productive and wide-ranging brainstorming session with senior officials of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, Rajasthan (SOTTO Rajasthan), to deliberate on the pressing challenges and future roadmap for organ donation in the state.
The meeting brought together Rotarian Lal Goel and senior SOTTO officials — Prof. Dr Monica Jain, Additional Principal, SMS Medical College & Convener (IEC); Prof. Dr Chitra Singh, Joint Director; Prof. Dr Dharmesh Sharma, Consultant (IEC); and Prof. Dr Ajeet Singh, Consultant (Transplant) — for an in-depth and solution-oriented discussion on the current status of organ donation in Rajasthan and across India.
A key concern unanimously highlighted was the challenge of securing family consent, widely regarded as the most critical and sensitive step in the organ donation process. It was observed that even when families initially consent, decisions are often reversed at the last moment due to external influences or societal pressures—significantly reducing the number of successful organ donations.
Addressing this critical issue, Rotarian Lal Goel emphasised the urgent need for structured and continuous awareness and training programmes for the entire medical fraternity — including doctors, nursing staff, paramedics, and transplant coordinators. He stressed that equipping healthcare professionals with effective communication skills and emotional sensitivity is essential to counselling grieving families with empathy and confidence.
He further underscored the importance of establishing Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres (NTORCs) in every revenue district of Rajasthan, stating that this would be a transformative step in decentralising and strengthening the organ retrieval ecosystem beyond major urban hospitals.
Rotarian Lal Goel also reaffirmed that the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International, in collaboration with Rotary Clubs across Rajasthan, would extend full support to SOTTO in advancing awareness initiatives and facilitating the development of NTORCs across the state.
The SOTTO officials appreciated Rotarian Lal Goel’s unwavering commitment to the cause of organ donation and assured their full cooperation in jointly working towards increasing organ donation rates in Rajasthan.
Expressing his gratitude, Rotarian Lal Goel thanked the SOTTO team for their openness and constructive engagement. He also extended special thanks to Rotarian Harsh Vardhan, Chairman – Organ Donation, Rotary International District 3056 (2026–27), for coordinating the meeting at short notice.
The meeting concluded on a cordial note, with Rotarian Lal Goel presenting the Rotary Club flag to the SOTTO officials as a symbol of partnership and shared commitment towards saving lives through organ donation.
