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Narmada Kidney Foundation has been working for kidney
patients in the country for over decade and a half. Dr Bharat Shah, Managing
Trustee, Narmada Kidney Foundation and Director, Institute of Renal Sciences,
Global Hospital, Mumbai and, an eminent nephrologist envisaged the need of such
an organization to facilitate the ever increasing kidney patients in the
country.
As per estimates, every year about 4 lakh people are
diagnosed with kidney failure. Whereas, the number of kidney donors is very
less. Hence, the gap of increasing number of patients and limited number of
donors has been widening year on year.
As part of awareness programmes, Narmada Kidney Foundation
organizes Transplant Games every year which invites kidney donors and
recipients from across the country. This year, the winners may also get to
participate in the World Transplant Games to be organized in August 2015 in
Argentina.
Dr Bharat Shah said, “We will sponsor the expenses for
participation of winners at Transplant Games. This is for recognizing their
service and encouraging more to join this humanitarian cause. We have written
to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Youth Affair and
Sports, Government of Indiato officially come into the picture and recognize
the event.”
Global Hospitals Group, a chain of multi-specialty tertiary
care Hospitals in India, have been a consistent supporter of the cause of Organ
Donation. The Group has carved out a niche for itself by excelling in areas
of multi-organ transplantation services for kidney, liver, heart, lungs and
pancreas. The Group is one of Narmada Kidney Foundation’s consistent
supporters.
Speaking on the occasion of Transplant Games, Mr. Manpreet
Sohal, CEO, Global Hospitals, Mumbai & Hyderabad said, “We are proud to be
associated with Narmada Kidney Foundation in their endeavour to help kidney
patients and create awareness about organ donation. In a country like ours
where a number of patients die because of want of organs, nothing could be
nobler than pledging our organs and adding more to patients’ lives.”
Narmada Kidney Foundation conducts regular workshops and
camps to educate people on kidney diseases and motivate people to pledge their
organs for donation. The Foundation also organizes various activities like,
Transplant Games and Donors’ Day every year.
Source-Medindia
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