Indian Transplant Newsletter.Vol. 13 Issue No.: 42 (Jul 2014–Oct 2014)
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Impact of Trained Transplant Coordinators in Deceased Donation

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Vol. 13 Issue No.: 42 (Jul 2014–Oct 2014)
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Over the last five years MOHAN Foundation has trained close to 700 transplant coordinators through its structured training programmes. Its short and long courses are well-framed to ensure that the candidate, be it from nursing or social work ...

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The “Superhero” Brother of Britain’s Youngest LiverTransplant Survivor

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Daniel Garcia, 25, suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a car in October 2014. He died a couple of days later with his mother, Julie Bryon-Edmond at his hospital bedside. He is the brother of Britain’s youngest liver-transplant ...

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Efforts to Improve Organ Donation in Vietnam

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Cho Ray Hospital, the leading public hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has opened an organ transplant coordination unit to fairly distribute and expand the country’s severely limited supply of organs. Dr. Du Thi Ngoc Thu, the new head of ...

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World’s First Healthy Baby Born after a Womb Transplant

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A 36-year-old Swede has become the world’s first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant, medical journal The Lancet said. She had a genetic condition called Rokitansky syndrome which meant she was born without a womb, although ...

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Keeping Organs Alive Outside the Body

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At the University of Michigan, USA researchers have been working on a machine called the XVIVO Perfusion System, or XPS that is able to keep organs  alive outside the body. This means that there would be a longer time period in which organs ...

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A Braveheart’s Wife Saves Lives

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When Mr.Hemant Karkare, Chief of Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, died in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26th November 2008, the nation mourned the braveheart. His wife, Kavita Karkare, picked up the pieces and carried on, along with ...

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Sweetening the Lives of Others

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Mrs. Malini Bakshi did not put her life on hold when her 50-year-old husband expired after a heart attack. She plunged into a busy schedule of uplifting her community, especially involving youngsters. Life was with her daughter and the children she ...

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The Times of India supports Organ Donation once again

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The Times of India (TOI) ran its campaign on Organ donation for the second consecutive year from August 6 – 13, 2014, leading up to an Organ Donor Day on August 13, 2014. The main aim behind the campaign was to spread awareness about organ ...

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme in Bangladesh

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The first ever Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme in Bangladesh was held from 14th to 17th September 2014 in Dhaka. The programme was conducted in collaboration with the Society of Organ Transplantation (SOT) and Kidney Foundation, ...

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Annual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop

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The 7th Annual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop saw the participation of over 95 transplant coordinators from across the country. The two-day workshop held on 22nd and 23rd August 2014 at the auditorium of Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad, was ...

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme at Vijayawada

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme was held from 21st to 24th July 2014 at Aayush Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. A health care professional mix of 30 candidates including doctors, intensive care nurses, social workers, and ...

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme at Chandigarh

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme was conducted at Command Hospital, Chandimandir (Chandigarh) from 1st to 5th September 2014. There were a total of 18 participants including Medical Officers and Nursing officers from various Army ...

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MOHAN USA’s First Fundraising Event

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On the 27th of July 2014, the award winning film ‘Ship of Thesus’ was screened for a fundraising event at San Fransisco, that would benefit MOHAN Foundation, India . bLifeNY, Indie Meme, Recyclewala Films and MOHAN USA, along with ...

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A Recipient Family speaks

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My daughter, Hvovi Minocherhomji had been diagnosed with congenital cardiomyopathy when she was 16 years old. Our family’s first reaction was disbelief. How could this beautiful, strong, seemingly healthy child, who never even suffered from ...

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