How can I change my organ donor status on Faceboook? Even if I am in India

A lot of my friends have been wondering how one can become an Organ Donor in India and if you need to register with a particular hospital or clinic etc.

The most important thing to know about Organ Donation is that, you need not be tied down to or registered with any hospital in the world to be an Organ Donor. All you really need is FACEBOOK!

Yes I mean it. Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg has made it very easy for you to become a Organ Donor. No matter which part of the world you are in, you can actually become and Organ Donor on Facebook and announce it tot he world.

Here is how :

Select the "Help Centre" on Facebook after you have logged in and select your Organ Donor status:

Just choose the become an Organ Donor and it will take you to your country respective registry.

In India it is this website :

Just input your Name and other details and you are officially an Organ Donor.

It is that easy and yes it is a valid registry that is nationally recognised.

So why wait..get on with it now.

Edit -

Discovered another way to do it. Here is a video on it -

Source - Mayo Clinic

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