Dr K R Balakrishnan, Chairman - Cardiac Sciences, Director - Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, MGM Healthcare and his team were felicitated by Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, on Saturday, September 3 in the presence of Ma Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu.
60+ NGOs from around the country resolved to together launch a National Campaign for body-organs donation in the country. The primary objective of the campaign is to dispel unawareness among people and enlighten them to the fact that they can restore life in several people in need of organs.
North Karnataka is witnessing an increase in the trend of cardiovascular disease, there is an urgent need to stem the disease rather than treat opined Dr. Richard Saldanha, Chief Cardiac Surgeon of KLES Dr. Prabhakar kore Hospital, Belagavi.
With an estimated 100 new cases of kidney failure occurring in every million population in Nigeria resulting in at least 20,000 people with kidney problem yearly, experts said systems that could ensure steady supply of needed human organs can close existing shortage gap, reports APPOLONIA ADEYEMI.
Doctors of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Manipur successfully conducted kidney transplant for the first time in the state by a government run hospital, according to Prof. L Deben, Director of JNIMS.
Imphal, June 26 2022: Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) has created history in the held of kidney transplant by becoming the first government run health facility in the state and the second in the northeast to conduct kidney transplant successfully.
Milaap.org has announced the launch of Milaap 360, India’s first “all-in-one” digital fundraising solution. The new platform by Milaap offers an interactive medium to individuals and organizations to fundraise for causes using various tools such as recurring donations, ticketing, live streaming, lucky draws, pledges and many more modes of engagement.
Bengaluru: Medical students participate in a walkathon to create an awareness on organ donation organised by Mohan Foundation, at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday, June 07, 2022. (Photo: Dhananjay Yadav/IANS)
Nagpur division has registered a good survival rate of around 90% in liver and kidney transplants done on the basis of organs received from brain-dead donors. The rate is higher than the national average. The one year success rate of kidney transplant is 88.13% while five years rate is 74.57%. In case of liver transplant, the division registered one year survival rate of 88-90% while 85% people survived for three years.
In the wake of the kidney transplant malpractice case involving Pune’s Ruby Hall Clinic, doctors from the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) and other professional associations have clarified that organ transplant professionals are neither required to certify the relationship between donors and recipients nor competent to detect illegal financial deals.
