Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. 10 Issue NO.: 33 (Jul 2011 - Oct 2011)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568

“Celebrate the Joy of Giving Life” - Annual workshop for transplant coordinators in New Delhi

Indian Transplant Newsletter.
Vol. 10 Issue NO.: 33 (Jul 2011 - Oct 2011)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568
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MOHAN Foundation and NATCO (National Association of Transplant Coordinators) organized its 4th  Annual Transplant Coordinators Workshop on October 8th & 9th, 2011 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The workshop is the only forum in the country where Transplant Coordinators meet, interact, share challenges and success stories and get a chance to update their knowledge on deceased organ donation. Close to 50 delegates attended this workshop from across the country, representing all the major hospitals involved in transplantation.

Dr. R. K. Srivastava, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the Transplant Coordinator is the key to the success of the deceased organ donation programme. He said that the government has been making efforts to streamline the programme across the country. Work is going on in formulating the new rules for the Transplantation of Human Organs(Amendment) Act 2011 and should be ready in the next few months. He added that while there have been pockets of success in the country, being a part of the government means involving the whole country. This requires working with the imbalance that exists with respect to geographical locations, private and general hospitals and costs. He emphasized that the effort has to be continuous to make the programme a success.

Dr. Francis Delmonico, President Elect, The Transplantation Society, who presided over the function said that Transplant Coordinators in India could become pioneers in creating an Asian Transplant Coordinators' Organisation just like the one in Europe. Dr. Samiran Nundy, Chairman Surgical Gastro and Liver Transplant, Sir Gangaram Hospital, said that the focus had to shift from live liver donation to deceased liver donation and transplantation. Dr. Abid Rizvi from the Sindh Institute, Pakistan, who was the guest of honor, brought out the essence of the whole concept saying that each one of us should have a dream that no one should die for want of an organ.


To cite : Shroff S, Navin S. “Celebrate the Joy of Giving Life” - Annual workshop for transplant coordinators in New Delhi. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. 10 Issue NO.: 33 (Jul 2011 - Oct 2011).
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