Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.20 Issue No.62. March 2021 - June 2021
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Guest Editorial - Can the Family of a Deceased Donor Direct its Organ Donation?

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Mr. C. E. Karunakaran, Managing Trustee, NNOS Foundation This article concerns itself with the dilemma faced by hospitals and organ distribution agencies when the family of a deceased donor asks for one of the retrieved organs to be allocated to ...

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Novel family voucher scheme for living kidney donors

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There are times, when a person might want to become a living kidney donor to help a younger family member with kidney disease, but by the time this family member actually needs the transplant the potential living kidney donor would be too old to ...

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A transplanted kidney that is 101 years old!

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Daniel Lane is 74 years old and his transplanted kidney is 101 years old! Mr. Lane who lives in Montrose, Colorado, USA had his kidney transplant surgery on 10 th May 1971. He was 24 at the time and his mother Evelyn Lane who was the donor was 50. ...

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Japan performs world’s first lung transplant from living donors for COVID-19 patient

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In April 2021, doctors from Kyoto University Hospital, Japan performed the world’s first lung transplant from living donors for a patient who had severe lung damage due to COVID-19.  The patient was a woman from Kansai, in the western ...

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Spain maintains world's highest organ donation rate

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Spain has been a global leader in organ donation and transplant for almost three decades. The country’s healthcare system seems to be still performing better than other countries despite the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In ...

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Tawakkalna launches service to register for organ donation in Saudi Arabia

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In an effort to promote altruistic organ donations in Saudi Arabia, Tawakkalna has officially launched an online registration service for the organ donation programme, making it easier for the public to register on the national database. The ...

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Parliamentary Standing Committee recommends continuation of National Organ Transplant Programme

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, headed by Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, recommended the continuation of the National Organ Transplant programme (NOTP) for the period 2021-26 with a budget allocation of Rs. 426.61 crore. ...

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‘Last act’ - Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay saves lives through organ donation

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National award-winning Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay’s ‘last act’ will be forever remembered.  His family took the humane decision of donating his organs after his untimely death. The 37-year-old actor met with a bike accident ...

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Rising number of deceased organ donations in Mumbai

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Mumbai city witnessed a boost to organ donation and transplantation amidst the COVID pandemic situation. The city recorded two deceased organ donations within 24 hours, with seven patients benefiting from a life-saving transplant after families ...

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Online pledging for organ donation using QR code initiated by ZTCC, Pune

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The Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC), Pune became the first of the four ZTCCs in Maharashtra to initiate online pledging for organ donation using a QR code. Mrs. Arati Gokhale, central coordinator, ZTCC, Pune said, “Once you scan ...

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Doctors find new hope for patients with diabetes

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The first simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK) transplant surgery on a patient with type 2 diabetes was successfully conducted for the first time at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. The ...

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Second heart transplant at KLES Hospital, Belagavi

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In a press conference that was held in March 2021, doctors at KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital in Belagavi, Karnataka spoke about the second successful heart transplant that was performed there on 26th February 2021. The first heart transplant was ...

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Edupreneur par excellence

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Dr. Suryakumari Duggirala Founder - President, The ALPS The Academy of Life and People Skills Who would have thought that a quiet young girl in school would one day become a successful Life Skills Coach and ‘Edupreneur’ - meet ...

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Transplantation- Evolution of patient care 2020-2021

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Dr. Shruti Tapiawala MD ( Int. Med), DNB ( Nephrology), FICN ( Canada) Senior Consultant & Renal Transplant Physician Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Mumbai Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Center Mumbai ...

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Anudaan - Making Transplants Affordable

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MOHAN Foundation is happy to announce its new endeavour, ‘ Anudaan – Making Transplants Affordable’  for providing help to the economically poor and needy patients so that they can also have access to life-saving organ ...

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SIMPLE LIVING HIGH THINKING

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On 6 th April 2021, MOHAN Foundation received a call from Dr. Kuldeep (Consultant, Medical-ICU at the Artemis Hospital) informing us about a family who wished to opt for body donation. I immediately went to meet him and the family, subsequent to ...

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Tech Mahindra Foundation SMART Academy Launches MOHAN Foundation’s Online Courses

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MOHAN Foundation has collaborated with Tech Mahindra Foundation SMART Academy to support the cause of organ donation and transplantation with an aim to train youth in transplant coordination for saving lives. MOHAN Foundation’s ...

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Synchrony Dialogues - A Motivational Talk by Dr. Venkat Sumantran

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On March 6, 2021, MOHAN Foundation in association with Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER), International Federation of Kidney Foundations- World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA) and Transplant Recipients of India & Organ failure patients ...

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Synchrony Dialogues - Lung Transplants Post COVID-19 & Other Options

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On June 12, 2021, MOHAN Foundation in association with Transplant Recipients of India & Organ failure patients – a Movement to Provide Hope (TRIOMPH) and the Network & Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO) organised a webinar on ...

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Synchrony Dialogues - Planned Parenthood Post Transplant

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On June 19, 2021, MOHAN Foundation and the Network & Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO) in association with Transplant Pregnancy Registry International organised a webinar on ‘Planned Parenthood Post Transplant.’ Ms. Lisa ...

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Launch of an educational simulation film series for transplant coordinators by MOHAN Foundation in association with Rotary Madras Southwest and Dodla Parthasarathy Reddy and Lalithamma Trust

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MOHAN Foundation launched an educational simulation film series for transplant coordinators on ‘Family Approach for Organ Donation’ on 22 nd  May 2021. The films were sponsored by Rotary Madras Southwest and Rtn. Vijayagopal Reddy, ...

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Dr. Sunil Shroff awarded the Vocational Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award by Rotary Club of Bombay Seaface for the Rotary year 2020-21

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Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee of MOHAN Foundation was conferred the Vocational Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award by Rotary Club of Bombay Seaface for his pioneering work in the field of organ donation on May 22, 2021. These awards were for ...

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MOHAN Foundation selected as winner in the Health & Wellness category in the 7th Edition of eNGO Challenge Award for the year 2020-21

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Vol.20 Issue No.62. November 2020 - February 2021
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MOHAN Foundation’s ‘Technology to enable and augment organ donation ’ initiativein the   Health & Wellness category was selected as the winner in the 7th Edition of eNGO Challenge Award for the year 2020-21. The ...

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