Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. 12 Issue NO.: 38 (Mar 2013 - Jun 2013)
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Mrithasanjeevani – Initiating the Deceased Organ Donation &Transplantation Programme in Kerala

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The Government of Kerala formally initiated the deceased organ donation and transplantation programme in the state in 2102. A lot of thought has gone into putting together an efficient and effective programme. The Health Department of the ...

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Discarded kidneys can be used to generate new kidneys for transplantation

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This could very well herald the dawn of a new era in regenerative medicine research. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in the USA found that human kidneys discarded for transplant can potentially serve as a natural ...

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Doctor brought to book for international organ trafficking

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A panel of two European Union judges and one Kosovo judge brought to book a urologist and his son for international organ trafficking in Kosovo. The father-son duo took kidneys from poor donors lured by financial promises. The father, Lutfi ...

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UAE’s first cadaveric organ transplant performed

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UAE’s first cadaveric organ transplant was performed in April 2013 on a 23-year-old Somali woman with kidney failure. The landmark surgery was carried out at the Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), the only authorised organ transplantation ...

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British Medical Journal praises Tamil Nadu’s Deceased Organ Donation programme

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Tamil Nadu’s Deceased Organ Donation programme came in for praise in the April 2013 edition of the British Medical Journal. A commissioned article by Sandhya Srinivasan  - Has Tamil Nadu turned the tide on the transplant trade? – ...

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Celebrating Life - A Musical Evening by Indian Ocean

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On February 10, 2013 MOHAN Foundation organized an awareness-cum-fundraising event, “Celebrating Life - a musical evening by Indian Ocean” at Zorba, MG Road, New Delhi. The main objective of the event was to create awareness on ...

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Brain dead teacher donates organs, helps five people live

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Setting an example while undergoing a personal loss, the family members of a deceased school teacher, who was declared brain dead, have donated her organs.   On 19 th  April 2013, while doing her household chores, Mrs. Niksha ...

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National Workshop for Promotion of Deceased Donation

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A high level workshop that included international and Indian stakeholders from the field of organ transplantation met in Delhi at the India Habitat Centre to discuss ways to increase the deceased donation rate in the country and help overcome organ ...

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Thoughts of a Donor Family - Living On...

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This is a tribute to Savita Harish - a thirty-one-year-old wife, an only child, a cheerful soft-spoken lady , a hard working professional, a friend in need, a cherished daughter-in-law – my brother’s wife.   Mrs. Savita ...

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Celebration of Life – 10 years of MOHAN Foundation, Hyderabad

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MOHAN Foundation, Hyderabad which began its journey in 2003, has completed 10 years in its continuing endeavour to spread the message of organ donation among a cross-section of our population.   Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna Swamiji ...

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Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme in Chennai

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The one month Transplant Coordinators’ Training programme was conducted by MOHAN Foundation in June 2013. In addition, the six months training programme was also initiated. A total of 20 trainees from different hospitals across the nation and ...

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Criminal Law Amendment Bill includes forced removal of organs under exploitation

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The Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2013 passed in Parliament explained what constitutes exploitation. The bill said, "The expression 'exploitation' shall include any act of physical exploitation or any form of sexual exploitation, slavery or ...

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