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.