On 13 February 2016 Dr. Ravi Wankhede - Director of MOHAM Foundation, Nagpur Centre was invited by Dr. S. J. Acharya, Founder member of Central India Nephrology Foundation (CIKF) to talk on Cadaver Kidney Transplantaion. The program was held at Devi Ahilya Mandir Sabhagriha, Dhantoli, Nagpur at 4 pm.
Dr. S. J. Acharya is a well know senior Nephrologist of Nagpur and an active participant of ongoing Deceased Organ Donation at Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, Nagpur. Dr. Acharya gave a brief talk about CIKF and also welcomed all the participants. Dr. Rajesh Soni ruling President of CIKF gave introductory remarks and introduced Dr. Wankhede to the audience comprising of members of CIKF, patients and their relatives awaiting kidney transplantations. Dr. Acharya gave a presentation on the types of kidney donors.
Dr. Ravi Wankhede gave a lucid PPP on the subject. He talked about live as well as Cadaver kidney donations. He emphasized on the need to prevent Kidney failure by keeping the blood sugar and high blood pressure under control. He gave a list of organs and tissue which could be donated while living and after natural and brain death. He said, although kidneys from live donors are preferred, the number of live donors is extremely low, for various reasons. The only alternative is to depend on kidneys from Brain dead persons. He said, organ donation from Brain dead person is a routine practice in the developed countries. He said India has to catch up with this practice, just as Tamil Nadu has proved to the country. Dr. Wankhede said, people do not donate organs and tissues from Brain dead people, because of unawareness, religious misinterpretations and superstitions. He said that Indians have to come out of all such dogma’s, especially if it is going to benefit millions who suffer. Mr. Kishore a Dialysis Technician conducted the program with references from Gita and words of Saints who preached service to humanity. He also gave a vote of thanks.
One live and two cadaver kidney recipients spoke on their experience of getting a new lease of life after transplantations. Approximately 60 participants were present for the talk and 18 people picked up the pamphlets. They said, they would sign the pledge after discussing with their family members.
Points stressed during the talk were.
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