Organ donation

The writer (Editorial page, “Heart of the matter”, June 19) says that public trust should become the most important factor in organ donation and transplantation. But in today’s material world, it’s hard to repose blind faith in anyone or anything unless there is enough data or evidence to allay one’s deep fears. Therefore, the system should be made transparent to enable trust. The medical world needs to address questions about the availability of organs, the conditions of patients and the reasons why foreign patients were preferred over Indian patients. The perception is that there are hidden flaws in the health-care system. We need to be reassured that there is a code of ethics.

Vidya B. Ragunath,

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

The article refers to kidney transplantation being in practice in India for over 25 years. In fact the first successful kidney transplant was carried out at Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu, in 1971; CMC has history of 48 years of kidney transplantation.

Durai Jasper,

Vellore, Tamil Nadu