In the last three months, not a single organ has been donated in the twin cities. This is not because there were no brain deaths or patients requiring organ transplants.
A meniscal transplant facility coming up in the city will provide young patients with damaged knee ligaments and meniscal cartilage a viable and less expensive alternative to total joint replacement.
Thanks to the awareness created by the offer of `euthanasia Venkatesh' a muscular dystrophy patient, who wanted to donate his vital organs before his death, more people are eager to donate their organs to the needy. Though Venkatesh's mother too supported euthanasia, it could not be implemented
THE Human Organ Transplant Act, which is 10-year-old needs a review and suitable amendments made to promote cadaver organ donation and ensure that the needy get the benefit.
With government hospitals extending free dialysis only for two months and organisations providing subsidised nephrology support services unable to meet the demand for care, patients with kidney failure are struggling to meet the recurring cost of dialysis.
Two years ago, 50-year-old Bhausaheb Morey had struggled for words to express his gratitude to the family of a Chennai-based nurse, Kannambal.
Three people got a new lease of life after a road accident victim's liver and kidneys were transplanted into them.
A 42-year-old rural primary school teacher, who was declared brain dead after a road accident, has gifted a new lease of life to five persons by donating organs.
The High Court on Thursday held out some hope for dying muscular dystrophy patient K Venkatesh by directing the organ donation authorisation committee to reconsider the question of permitting him to donate his organs.
In a magnanimous gesture overcoming her biggest personal loss, the widow of a tea vendor in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy donated her husband's liver, kidneys and eyes here on Monday, giving a new lease of life to five persons.
