Inaugurating an event on organ donation and transplantation organised by CARE hospital, the Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas said he has decided to donate his organs. Underlining the need of organ donation, on 'World Organ Donation Day' Mr Srinivas appealed to people to come forward to donate organs and tissues of their kin who are brain dead and have no hopes for survival.  Speaking at the event held at Visakhapatnam , he said that the awareness about organ donation is very low in the country. Only 0.16 percent per ten lakh Indians donated their organs in the previous year. More than five lakh people are losing their lives due to shortage of organs," he said.
Setting an example for others to follow the Minister has pledged his organs and said that he would make a mention of it in his will also.