Indian Transplant Newsletter.Vol. 15 Issue No.: 47 (Mar 2016–Jun 2016)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568

Chief Minister of Goa keen to implement Deceased Donation and Transplantation Programme in the state

Indian Transplant Newsletter.
Vol. 15 Issue No.: 47 (Mar 2016–Jun 2016)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568
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At the Kidney Update 2016 meeting on 17th April 2016 in Panjim, Goa the Chief Minister Mr. Laxmikant Parsekar of Goa expressed his keen desire to implement Deceased Donation and Transplantation Programme in the state. He quoted the success of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and invited MOHAN Foundation to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the state to implement this programme. The programme was organized by IMA Tiswadi and Goa State with the support of Dr. J. P. Tiwari and Dr. Amol Mahaldar, senior nephrologists of the state.

A workshop for Intensive care staff on issues related to ‘Brain Death’ was held in the morning for neurologists, intensive care doctors, and other clinicians. Later in the morning, the keynote session on transplant included a talk on Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation by Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee, MOHAN Foundation. The Guest of Honour at the inauguration, Dr. Shekhar Salkar, Chairman of Goa Medical Council urged the Government to consider a public – private partnership in the transplant programme. He said that in Tamil Nadu and Kerala more donations were happening in corporate hospitals, but with equitable distribution Government hospital patients received organs previously inaccessible to them. The Honourable Chief Minister in his opening remarks as Chief Guest commented on the importance of the Kidney Update. He also noted the brilliant success of the Southern states in deceased organ donation and transplantation, in particular the Kerala model and his desire to replicate this in Goa.


To cite : Shroff S, Navin S. Chief Minister of Goa keen to implement Deceased Donation and Transplantation Programme in the state. Indian Transplant Newsletter.Vol. 15 Issue No.: 47 (Mar 2016–Jun 2016).
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