Government Schemes and Policy · 5 August 2026

Union Health Ministry launches 'Jug Jug Jiyo Abhiyaan' to promote organ donation

Exam-focused facts from the 5 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the 'Jug Jug Jiyo Abhiyaan' on the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day.
  • The campaign is a year-long nationwide awareness initiative to promote organ donation across communities.
  • The Ministry also launched the NOTTO Mobile App to support organ donation efforts.
  • The Ministry unveiled the National Brain Stem Death Certification Guidelines and the National Guidelines on Swap Transplantation to standardise practices.