Transplant Disclaimer

Public Warning

It has been brought to our notice that some people have received emails/calls purporting to offer money for kidney/organ donation and misusing the name of "Charak Health Care & Rural Development Society".
The public in general and kidney patients in particular are hereby cautioned that these are fake calls/phishing emails and that these mails/calls are neither sent/done by Charak Hospital & Reserach Center nor is Charak Health Care & Rural Development Society involved in any such acts/schemes. These fraudulent and suspicious emails/calls are only a scheme to extract payments from gullible individuals by misleading them using the names of reputed hospitals.

Know the law

Buying or selling human organs is a criminal offence in India under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994. Every living donor transplant must be approved by an authorised committee after checking documents and the relationship between donor and recipient. No genuine hospital pays or asks for money for organ donation.

How to protect yourself

  • Do not respond to calls, emails, messages or social media posts offering money for a kidney or any other organ
  • Never share bank details, ID documents or OTPs with such callers
  • Do not make any payment for registration, testing or "processing" of organ donation
  • Verify any communication by calling the hospital directly on 0522-666-4444
  • Report such calls or messages to the police or the national cybercrime portal

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