PGI wins Best ROTTO Award for consecutive second year
The accolade was presented at the 15th Indian Organ Donation Day celebrations held at Dr BR Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi under the aegis of the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) on Saturday.
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda was the chief guest at the event. The award was received by a delegation led by PGI Director Prof Vivek Lal.
The Institute was also honoured with the award for the Best Brain Stem Death (BSD) Declaration Team, recognising the institute's unwavering adherence to transparent, timely and ethically sound donor identification and management protocols.
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