Innovative Systems and Ethical Data Practices to Increase Organ Donations

Organ donation rates worldwide remain a significant public health challenge due to the shortage of available organs relative to the increasing demand. It is very acute in India, for instance, where every year approximately 500,000 people need organ transplants, and only part of this need is met. While innovative systems, along with ethical data considerations, have promising pathways toward that gap, the paper looks into the modalities with which AI intervenes in the optimization of donors and recipients matching, blockchain technology ensuring transparency in organ allocation, as well as big data use with ethics. It touches upon the importance of public trust through ethical considerations like consent and privacy.