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.
Surgeons at KLE Society’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) have performed a heart transplant. This is the third such procedure conducted successfully in the last five years in the medical college. A team led by cardiac surgeon Richard Saldanha transplanted the heart of a brain-dead donor and saved the life of a 25-year-old man from Goa.
Mumbai : Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML), together with the Adani Foundation and the MOHAN Foundation, has launched ‘Jeevan Amrut – The Sweetest Gift of Life’, a program to create widespread awareness about the importance of organ donation. The ‘Jeevan Amrut’ awareness program encourages people to pledge to donate their organs to save others’ lives. Compared to countries like Spain, Portugal, the United States and several others, India has a very low organ donation rate.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will hold an online rangoli competition in association with MOHAN Foundation, an NGO that promotes organ donation and transplantation, to raise awareness on the importance of organ donation. The will also acknowledge those who have donated organs and celebrate the lives of those who have received a new lease of life.
