Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.20 Issue No.63. July 2021 - October 2021
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Deceased donor transplants in India during the last decade

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Vol.20 Issue No.63. July 2021 - October 2021
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The data from Global Observatory on deceased donation during the last decade from India shows that after 2016 the deceased donation rate has plateaued or fallen and not surprisingly last year during the COVID-19 pandemic it was less than half. ...

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Dr. Robert Montgomery's remarkable journey

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The life of Dr. Robert Montgomery (58) is a beautiful and truly unique documentary that gives new hope to many transplant recipients across the world. Dr. Montgomery made history as a revolutionary kidney transplant surgeon. He saved the lives of ...

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The story of first African-American to receive a Face Transplant

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Since 2005, a mere 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide. Face transplants are rare, but Robert Chelsea (68) is different than most patients who received this procedure. He is the first African-American to undergo the procedure as his ...

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Genetically Modified Pig's Kidney Successfully Transplanted into Man in an Innovative Experiment

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The use of organs from pig to human represents a major breakthrough in medical treatment and has been in the experimental stage for over a decade now. Recently for the first time this was successfully performed in a human body. In a risk-free ...

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Donor lungs viable far longer when stored at warmer temperatures

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The donor organs are used for therapeutic purposes, but their condition deteriorates quickly once they are explanted from the body. For years, scientists have used special ice packs to keep the organs cold till it has been transplanted into a ...

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Kidney recipient ties knot to a kidney donor

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In a heart-warming story, a bride and a groom from Uttarakhand who have unique stories to tell, tied the knot on 15th October 2021. While the bride (Asha) had donated a kidney to her brother, the groom (Abhinav) has been kidney transplant recipient ...

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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urges citizens to pledge organs

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Every year in India, thousands of patients in need of an organ transplant die waiting for a suitable donor. Concerning that, the Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India has to pick up pace to match the wide gap between the need and ...

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Kannada Actor Puneeth Rajkumar's Eyes Donated to Four People

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Superstar Puneeth Rajkumar from Karnataka became third in his family to donate his eyes (after his father, the legendary actor Dr. Rajkumar in 2006 and his mother Parvathamma in 2017), as his brother, Raghavendra Rajkumar took the responsibility to ...

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Two brain-dead donors save fourteen lives in Karnataka

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On 16th August 2021, Lawrence (40) from Hunsur and Shobha (48) from Kushalnagar met with a road accident and suffered severe head injuries. They had been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at BGS Hospitals, after being in another private hospital in ...

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Two Friends hailed as heroes for organ donation after they became brain-dead at Surat

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Death did not stop the friendship of two friends from becoming immortal. Meet Pandya (18) and Krish Gandhi (19) helped give a new lease of life to save 13 end-stage organ failure patients by donation of their vital organs. Meet and Krish from ...

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Organ Donation and Transplantation in India – What has happened in the last 10 years

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It has been just over 50 years since the first successful organ transplant took place in India at Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The kidney transplant surgery, involving a living donor was performed by the doctors of Christian Medical College in 1971. ...

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Organ donation clause in driver's license – Rajasthan's experience

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The recent introduction of the organ donation clause in the driver's license in India enables an individual to make their consent on organ donation known. The Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2018 has included the choice for an ...

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Anudaan – Making Transplants Affordable

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'Anudaan – Making Transplants Affordable' has been committed to making life saving organ transplantation accessible to all who need it in India. This initiative aims to enable and support financial assistance for organ transplantation for ...

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My Life is all about 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it

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I have had an unwanted relationship with hospitals and it was not primarily because I was born in one but because I spent 14 years of my life in hospitals. However, destiny had its own plans and it paved my way to become a transplant coordinator ...

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Case study - Importance of informing next-of-kin about organ donation pledge

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On 6th October 2021, Ms. Ishwarya, Counselor of MOHAN Foundation received a call on the toll-free helpline number around 5.40pm. The caller informed that her 24-year-old nephew had died by suicide (hanging) around 1pm and was carrying an organ ...

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Transplant Pregnancy Registry International – An Opportunity for Collaboration

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The Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPRI) is an international organization specializing in studying pregnancy after solid-organ transplantation and to be a resource to the transplant community regarding parenthood after ...

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Times Organ Donation Drive

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In a unique move, the Times Organ Donation Drive (an initiative by Times of India) felicitated some of the corporates who have been supporting the cause of organ donation in India. This was the first time in India that such a felicitation was done ...

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One-month Online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course successfully conducted in July, August and September 2021

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The one-month online 'Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate' course was successfully conducted in the months of July, August and September 2021. The participants were from various parts of India as well as one from Kuwait. Experienced ...

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COVID-19 Made Radio a Popular Medium in Creating Organ Donation Awareness

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'Necessity is the mother of invention' – Plato As technology took over the reins during the pandemic, staying connected with the masses and awareness creation in remote locations were becoming challenging. Innovation was the need of the ...

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Celebration of Organ Donation Week

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All the offices of MOHAN Foundation observed Organ Donation Week from August 7 to 13, 2021. Multiple awareness talks, online sessions, stalls, information desks, Rangoli Competition, Photography Competition were organized to reach out to maximum ...

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NATCO's 14th Annual International Conference held virtually under the aegis of ISOT

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Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO), in association with MOHAN Foundation, under the aegis of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), held its 14 Annual International Conference on October 8-9, 2021. The conference was ...

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