Every month, an average of 18 patients come to PGI for liver transplant and are referred to hospitals in Delhi as the organ is seldom available here.
Despite having all the requisites in place PGI is yet to begin liver transplant surgeries for want of donors. Blame it on a lack of awareness as well as myths associated with the procedure, doctors there have failed to find any voluntary donor till date even though the hospital had announced three years ago it had the required medical expertise.
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For almost five days now, a brain dead patient has been kept on ventilator in a city hospital. His family, which agreed to donate his vital organs, is hoping his eyes will continue to blink and his heart, liver and kidneys will give a fresh lease of life to someone else.
Sorrow at the loss of their child did not deter the parents of Sowdesh from making a decision that would make a difference to the lives of complete strangers.
As part of its effort to take the organ donation movement to different cities, the Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation has launched its activities in Coimbatore.
Dr Sunil Shroff, professor and head of the department, Urology and Renal Transplantation at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, recently won the TiECON Chennai's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.
