To push organ donations at BMC- and government-run hospitals and medical colleges in the city, the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has asked these facilities to share yearly data on patient deaths vis-a-vis cadaver donations at their respective locations. Considering that private hospitals facilitate more organ donations compared to their public sector peers, DMER is looking for ways to bridge the gap.

Public hospitals treat thousands of patients of which many succumb to various health conditions. But rarely it is heard that there is any cadaver donation happening in the city public hospitals. In 2017 till September, 40 cadaver donations took place in Mumbai of which only were carried out at government hospitals-JJ hospital. In 2020, KEM saw one cadaver donation.