Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.18 Issue No.56. March 2019 - June 2019
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The Giving Indian

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The decision to donate organs and tissues of a loved can be difficult during an emotionally traumatic moment in one’s life and those who are able to accept the inevitable end and say yes to donation, do it selflessly. There are no ...

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First Regional Meeting of The Transplantation Society held in Istanbul, Turkey

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The 1st Regional Meeting of The Transplantation Society (TTS) was held on 28th and 29th March 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of the meeting was “Deceased Donation: Expanding the Donor Pool.” Dr. Mehmet Haberal, President, The ...

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60-Year-Old Brain-Dead Woman Donates Bones in addition to other Organs and Tissues

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The family of Snehalata Shidgane who was 60 years old from Juinagar in Navi Mumbai consented to donate her organs after she was declared brain stem dead on 19th March 2019. This noble gesture marked the city’s 26th organ donation for the year ...

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Parents Donate their Three-Year-Old Daughter’s Body

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The parents of a three-year-old girl who unfortunately lost her life to a congenital heart disease have set an example for many others to follow. After her death at AIIMS Jodhpur on 6th June 2019 her parents donated her body. Dr. Ashish Nayyar, ...

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A Rise in Green Corridors for Speedy Organ Transport in Maharashtra

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The number of green corridors has increased in Maharashtra over the last few years to ensure speedy transport of donated organs to patients requiring a transplant. The number of green corridors increased from four in 2016 to 18 in 2018 in Mumbai. ...

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Organ Donation in BAME Community in the UK

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The rate of organ donation in the UK is among the lowest in the developed world. At 63%, the family consent ratio in Britain compares poorly with that in countries like Spain, U.S., Croatia and Portugal, where authorisation rates remain ...

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Fifth International Transplant Conference organised at University of Warwick, Conventry, UK

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The Fifth International Transplant Conference was organised at the University of Warwick on 9th and 10th May 2019 by University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), UK in collaboration with National Health Service Blood and ...

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Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) Mid-Term meeting 2019 held in Ahmedabad

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The Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) held its mid-term meeting on 11th and 12th May 2019 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Ahmedabad. The theme of the meeting was ‘Expanding the Donor Pool through Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation and ...

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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Course (OPAT 2019) held in Coimbatore

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The third Organ Procurement and Transplantation Course (OPAT) 2019 was conducted on March 29th and 30th, 2019 by the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HPB) Surgery & Multi- organ Transplantation, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences ...

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ICU Workshop on Brain Death and Organ Donation organized at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur

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MOHAN Foundation in collaboration with the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) organised an ICU Workshop on Brain Death and Organ Donation on 8th June 2019 in Imphal, Manipur with the support of SBI Foundation and SBI DFHI ...

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Critical Care Conclave Workshop held at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) New Delhi

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AORTA (Army Organ Retrieval & Transplantation Authority) in partnership with MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted a Critical Care Conclave Workshop on March 16, 2019 at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt, New Delhi. 15 medical officers and ...

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Advanced Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop 2019 held in Chennai

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MOHAN Foundation in collaboration with the Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO) organised an Advanced Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop on 21st  and 22nd  June 2019 in Chennai. Around 50 transplant ...

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Shreya Siddanagowder – Asia’s first bilateral above elbow hand transplant recipient

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Back in 2016, I was pursuing my engineering from MIT, Manipal. I had dreams and aspirations like any other 18 year old. On 28th September 2016 my life took an unexpected and an unimaginable turn. I was in Pune with my parents for one week ...

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Dear Donor Family

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  I am a 41-year-old male who received the precious gift from your loved one. I know there are no words that can truly express my feelings for your family. It takes a special kind of person to make such a decision to sacrifice in ...

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4th AORTA-MOHAN Foundation training on Transplant Coordination held under the aegis of Office of DGMS (Army) IHQ of MoD(Army) & NOTTO

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MOHAN Foundation in partnership with AORTA (Army Organ Retrieval & Transplantation Authority) successfully conducted the 4th Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop from March 11-15, 2019 at Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Delhi Cantt, ...

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One Week Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme held in Hubballi, Karnataka

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For the first time in North Karnataka, MOHAN Foundation under the aegis of Jeevasarthakathe, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka in association with the Department of Nephrology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences ...

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10th One Month Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme held in Chennai

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MOHAN Foundation conducted its 10th One Month Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme from 2nd to 29th May 2019 in Chennai. A total of 52 candidates from Assam, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil ...

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Samarthan 2019 – A musical evening to create awareness on Organ donation

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On 2nd March 2019, MOHAN Foundation organised its annual awareness event, ‘SAMARTHAN 2019 – A Sufiyana Night with Nizami Bandhu’ at Zorba, MG Road, New Delhi. The objective was to create awareness around organ donation as ...

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MOHAN Foundation’s organ donation awareness campaign titled “Life Before Ashes” sweeps the IAA Olive Crown Awards 2019 with three Golds and a Silver

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MOHAN Foundation’s bold and hardhitting campaign, “Life Before Ashes” bagged three Golds and a Silver at the IAA Olive Crown Awards 2019. ZEE Entertainment’s Olive Crown Awards r e cognis e s outstanding wor k in ...

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