Indian Transplant Newsletter of Issue NO.24 for the month of Oct 2006 to Feb 2007

THO Act Amendments invited by Ministry of Health

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has a - Proposal under consideration of the Government on the recommendations made by the Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THOA) review committee in report dated 25th May 2005, posted on its ...

Double hand transplant performed

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A double handshake to Alba Lucia C – the first woman to undergo a double hand transplant. The 10 hour operation was performed at hospital La Fe in Valencia, Spain, on November 30, 2006. Alba, who is ow 47 years old , lost her hands in 1978 in ...

The First Crossover Kidney Transplantation in Germany

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The first crossover kidney transplantation in Germany was performed recently in Hamburg and Essen after a 2003 court ruling making the procedure legal in certain circumstances. In crossover transplantation a healthy person in one couple donates ...

Increase in Organ Donation in Sweden

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The number of organs being donated by Swedes for transplant has been on the increase in 2006. In fact with organ donations from 136 persons in 2006, this has been the highest figure since 1991. For a few years ...

Ongoing Research on Limb Transplantation

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Limb Transplantation is no longer a myth but a reality with about two dozen people around the world having received hand transplants. But Thomas Tung, M D aplastic and reconstructive surgeon at Barnes – Jewish ...

Deed of Valour

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His name Showrya , means “valour” and his family has truly performed a deed of the utmost valour. Showrya Malik was just one - and – a – half years old when he had a horrific fall from the first floor balcony of his home in ...

Bridging borders – Pakistani child becomes youngest liver transplant patient in India

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Medicine is now bridging borders that were once thought to be insurmountable. Shreyar , a one – year – old boy from Karachi , Pakistan , underwent an over eight – hour – long liver transplant surgery on june 19 , 2006 at the ...

Inspiring gesture from an Army Man……..

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Saving lives is thought to be the domain of doctors, but that is what the defense forces of a country aim to do well. Major S K Singh of the Artillery Regiment performed that task most admirably when he agreed to donate the organs ...

MOHAN Foundation hosts tenth patient support group meeting

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MOHAN Foundation held its tenth Patient Support Group (PSG) meeting at Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital, Chennai, on Sunday, 10 th October 2006. The PSG provides a platform for organ failure patients and their families to interact with a ...

Faster, Higher, Stronger!

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It was a matter of great pleasure that Dayanand Medial College & Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana, Punjab, hosted the IX All India Transplant and SAARC games from 27 th to 28 th October 2006 with the ...

Getting the best out of your transplant-tips from a kidney recipient

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I am a kidney transplant recipient surviving for the last 23 years by God’s Grace and the blessings of my elders especially my brother who was the donor. I would like to share my experience and a few suggestions with the readers. ABOUT ME: ...

Christianity and Organ Donation

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“Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength,” and “love thy neighbor as thyself” are part of the Ten Commandments that Jesus Christ taught people. Love, compassion, helping others, and sacrifice are ...

Liver Transplant Activity in India – 1995-2006

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Centre Cadaver Live Total Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 4 102 106 Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi 3 79 ...

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THO Act Amendments invited by Ministry of Health

Double hand transplant performed

The First Crossover Kidney Transplantation in Germany

Increase in Organ Donation in Sweden

Ongoing Research on Limb Transplantation

Deed of Valour

Bridging borders – Pakistani child becomes youngest liver transplant patient in India

Inspiring gesture from an Army Man……..

MOHAN Foundation hosts tenth patient support group meeting

Faster, Higher, Stronger!

Getting the best out of your transplant-tips from a kidney recipient

Christianity and Organ Donation

Liver Transplant Activity in India – 1995-2006

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