- North India's first Skin Bank has been established at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
- At present there are 16 skin banks in the country where the skin of a person can be donated within six hours of death.
- Unlike kidney and liver, skin can be stored for three to five years.
- Skin infections, cancer and ulcers as well as patients with slow healing wounds can benefit from skin grafting.
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