Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.22 Issue 67, November 2022 - February 2023
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Progress with Deceased Donation in India

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p1
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Deceased organ donation in India reached its peak in 2016, followed by a plateau for four years, and a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, last year marked a significant improvement. The 2022 data showed an increase in both living and ...

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First-ever Deceased Organ Donation In Bangladesh

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p2
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Bangladesh witnessed its first-ever deceased organ donation in January 2023 with the retrieval of two kidneys and corneas from a brain dead donor. The donation was made possible by the Human Organ Transplantation (Amendment) Act of 2018, which ...

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World's First Centenarian Donation After Death Performed In Italy

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p2
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In November 2022, Italy's Ministry of Health reported that a 100-year-old woman's liver was successfully transplanted to another patient, marking the first time such a procedure was carried out from an elderly donor. The donor was 100 years, 10 ...

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Utah Woman Donates Two Organs While Alive, Saves Two Lives

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p2
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Robin Vedaa, a resident of Midvale, Utah, has accomplished an extraordinary act of generosity by donating two of her organs while still alive. This selfless act has made her one of the very few individuals in the world who have done so, with nearly ...

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Virtual Cross Match Using AI To Predict Compatibility

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p2
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Virtual cross-matching is a technique used to predict the compatibility of a donor and recipient in organ transplantation. This method relies on analyzing genetic data and has been made more efficient through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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Gujarat High Court Rejects State Domicile Priority For Deceased Donor Transplants

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p3
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The Gujarat high court overturned the state's policy that gave preference to Gujarat residents for transplanting organs from deceased donors. The high court of Gujarat received three such petitions - Hemali Ajmera (who needed a kidney ...

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17-Year Teen From Kerala Is Successful In Her Plea To Donate Liver To Her Father

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p3
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The Kerala High Court granted permission to a teenage girl to donate a portion of her liver to her sick father. Devananda, a 17-year-old girl from the Thrissur district of Kerela, filed a writ petition asking to be exempted from the age requirement ...

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India's First Paediatric Liver Recipient Is Now A Medicine Graduate

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p3
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Sanjay Shakthy Kandaswamy, a one-and-a-half-year-old child from Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), became India's first successful paediatric liver transplant recipient in 1998. For Sanjay Kandasamy, life has come full circle as he is now a qualified ...

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In 2022, 41% of Transplanted Kidneys In Gujarat Came From Cadavers

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p3
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In 2022, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO), Gujarat, achieved a significant milestone by performing the highest number of renal transplants from deceased donors in the state. There were 388 kidney transplants performed, of ...

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Lung Transplant Program In India : Progress & Future

Unmil Shah, Sandeep Attawar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p4-5
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Unmil Shah, Transplant Pulmonologist, Inst. of Heart & Lung Transplant, KIMS, Secunderabad & Sir H N Reliance Hospital, Mumbai Sandeep Attawar, Program Director & Transplant Surgeon, Inst. of Heart & Lung Transplant, KIMS, ...

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Saga Of Deceased Organ Donation In Karnataka

Lijamol Joseph
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p6
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Ms Lijamol Joseph, Chief Transplant Coordinator, Jeevasarthakathe, SOTTO - Karnataka Karnataka's deceased organ donation program made a remarkable progress in 2022, recording 151 deceased donations and securing the state's position as the ...

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India’s First Multi-Organ Donation

K. Ganapathy
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p7
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K. Ganapathy, Distinguished Professor Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University, Emeritus Professor National Academy of Medical Sciences, Former Secretary  & Past President Neurological Society of India, Past President, Telemedicine Society ...

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Workshop On Improving Living Donation

Hemal Kanvinde
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p8
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A workshop on ‘Improving Living Donation’ was conducted by MOHAN Foundation on February 12, 2023, at Abu Sarovar Portico Hotel in Chennai. This Advanced Transplant Coordinators' workshop was supported by the SBI Foundation and SBI Card. ...

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Advocacy Workshop For Living Donors By TRIOMPH

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p9
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An advocacy workshop for living organ donors was conducted by MOHAN Foundation on February 12, 2023, at Abu Sarovar Portico in Chennai. The workshop was part of TRIOMPH (Transplant Recipients of India & Organ failure patients - a Movement to ...

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Anudaan - Making Transplants Affordable - An Initiative By MOHAN Foundation

Pallavi Kumar, Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p10
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“Anudaan – Making Transplants Affordable” is an initiative launched by MOHAN Foundation in 2021 as a mark of its journey towards saving lives for the last 25 years. This initiative aims to provide financial assistance to the ...

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The Second Inning

Rajesh Khanna
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p11
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Rajesh Khanna, Gurugram-based organ recipient, who holds a senior leadership position in an international travel firm I am sitting in Magnolia Bakery, my favourite café in the tony Jubilee Hills of Hyderabad. I am sipping coffee (nearly ...

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One-year Online ‘Post Graduate Diploma In Transplant Coordination And Grief Counselling’

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p12
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MOHAN Foundation’s one-year online ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling’ enrolled 39 participants from diverse professions from India and Sri Lanka in 2022. The course curriculum included ...

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One-Month Online Transplant Coordinators’ Professional Certificate Course

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p12
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The one-month online ‘Transplant Coordinators’ Professional Certificate’ course was effectively conducted by MOHAN Foundation. A total of four batches were trained between November 2022 and February 2023. The course design ...

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Initiatives On Organ And Tissue Donation And Transplantation In Abu Dhabi

Laliltha Raghuram
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p13
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The Department of Health, Government of Abu Dhabi organized an international conference for 'Initiatives on Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation' on November 7 - 9, 2022 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.  At the ...

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MOHAN Foundation At The Second International Transplant Conference, Nepal

Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p13
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The 2nd International Transplant Conference on 'Deceased Donor Transplantation for Developing World' was held on November 12-13, 2022 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The conference was jointly organized by NESOT (Nepalese Society of Organ Transplantation) and ...

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Rangoli Competition (அழியாத கோலங்கள்) To Promote Organ Donation National Tollfree Helpline Number

Hemal Kanvinde
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p14
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A rangoli festival to promote organ donation was organized by MOHAN Foundation on January 21, 2023, in association with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). The event was conducted at the Kathipara Urban Square (Zone 2), Chennai. This was the 4th ...

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Ramp Walk For Life – An Initiative To Save Lives And Livelihoods

Laliltha Raghuram
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22:p14
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MOHAN Foundation celebrated its 25 years of saving lives through a unique “Ramp Walk for Life” wherein luminaries from various walks of life walked the ramp in Telangana Weaves and showcased their support for the cause on December 23, ...

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Zindagi Express - Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance's Organ Donation Awareness Campaign Reaches The Heart Of India - Bhopal

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2022 Nov - 2023 Feb; 22(67):p15
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A 3-week long campaign called “Zindagi Express” with the theme 'Pass it on' was unveiled  by Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance (ETLI) on January 5, 2023. This was the fourth consecutive year that MOHAN Foundation and Edelweiss Tokio ...

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