In the ten years since the transplantation of human organs Act was passed, we have not got very far with the programme due to various reasons. First and foremost have been a lack of direction and the will to seriously consider this as a serious ...
The U.S. Transplant Games have been held every two years since 1990 by the National Kidney Foundation to honor transplant patients and donors. The 2004 transplant Games held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were especially significant since they marked ...
How much Immuno suppression is enough for lung transplant patients has been a question that doctors have struggled with for years? It could well mean the difference between life and death for a patient because these drugs, which suppress the immune ...
Tragedy struck yet against at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, when a recipient apparently contracted rabies after receiving a piece of artery necessary for the successful completion of a liver ...
The year 1954 was a landmark year in the history of transplantation. It was the year of the first successful transplant of a major organ – a kidney. The donor, as we know, was a man called Ronald Herrick and the recipient was his identical ...
A meet on “Cadaver organ Donation and Transplantation – Challenges and Issues” was jointly organized by MOHAN Foundation and IID at National Civil Defence College, Nagpur, on 3 rd October 2004. Dr. G. M. Taori, Director of CIIMS, ...
Experts from the address by his Excellency, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, at the judicial Colloquium on Science, Law and Ethics at National Judicial Academy, Bhopal (Through Video Conference) From New Delhi, on February 19, 2005. ...
The MOHAN Foundation chapter in Andhra Pradesh organized a programme in honor of the great souls who donated their organs to light up the lives of others. The sentimental programme was held on 14 th august in green park hotel. His Excellency, Shri ...
Honouring the families of Organ Donors at Vellore A moving function honouring the relatives of organ donors was held in the Scudder Auditorum at Christian Medical College, Vellore, on 9 th October 2004. As a participating Hospital of ...
“He always Lived for others- and so too in death” was the message from Mrs. Kalyani. In her darkest hour of grief, it was that simple but strong premise that gave her the strength to donate the organs of her loving husband, Mr. ...
A 62 year old, corneal transplant patient donated is kidneys, at Manipal hospital in bengaluru. The patient had earlier declared to donate, when he had an episode of unconsciousness. Unfortunately within a month he was declared brain dead. The ...