There have been a spate of fires in Mumbai recently, the latest being a blaze at Linking Road, Bandra, where fortunately there were no injuries or fatalities. However, the fires bring into focus one vital aspect — skin donation.

Yesterday, this paper ran a two-page interview with Dr S Keswani, the director of Mumbai’s only burns centre in Airoli (Navi Mumbai). From the interview it was evident that there needs to be much more awareness about skin donation. While there are several well-meaning persons who want to donate, there is a lack of information on how to go about pledging one’s skin. It is also important that people know skin is needed not just for burns, but other kinds of injuries as well.