In this episode, our Senior Editor Apoorva Dharmendra speaks with Dr Vivek Kute and Dr Manish Balwani about their new research on the unmet need for solid organ transplantation in India. The discussion explores the motivation behind the study, the current landscape of organ donation and transplantation in India, and the methods used to estimate transplantation needs. They also discuss the study's key findings, including some surprising insights, and the clinical and policy implications of addressing the substantial gap between organ supply and demand. The conversation concludes with priorities for future research and health system strengthening to improve access to organ transplantation in India.

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Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha

Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti

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