Donation of Bodies for Cadaveric Dissection in Medical Colleges

The body donors club is still in budding stage and the body donation programmes are yet to gain the required popularity in India. In most of the medical colleges unclaimed bodies from the municipalities or the government hospitals reach the dissection hall. Dissection classes are being aborted in many medical courses because of lack of availability of cadavers. In this article we will review the anatomical body donors’ programmes in France, Germany, USA, U.K., Turkey and Thailand. Death provides many of us with a one-time chance to make a valuable gift to humanity. The need for donations is great, and the gift is valued and honoured beyond measure. Body donation is also a modern expression of solidarity. A wider change in general populations’ attitude toward body donation is the desired goal.