Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.23 Issue No.1, January 2024 - March 2024
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Deceased Organ Donations in 2023 - India Reaches a New Milestone

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.001
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India has witnessed a significant increase in deceased organ donations post-COVID, surpassing a milestone by transitioning from 3 digits to 4 digits for the first time, having had a total of 1,037 deceased donors in 2023. The southern and western ...

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XVIVO's Heart Technology Made the First-Ever Transplantation with a Donor Heart Transported Across the Atlantic Possible

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Pallavi Kumar, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p2-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.002
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According to The Lancet, a historic milestone was achieved with the transportation of a donor heart across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. The donor, a 48-year-old man from the French West Indies, was declared brain dead three days after ...

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Lawn Bowls Transplant Open Championship held in Thailand

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Pallavi Kumar, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p2-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.003
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The second Lawn Bowls Transplant Open Championship hosted by Thailand Transplant Sports affiliated with the World Transplant Games Federation, provided a platform for athletes who have undergone organ transplants to compete and celebrate the spirit ...

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First Successful Genetically-Modified Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant Performed in the U.S.

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Pallavi Kumar, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p2-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.004
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In March 2024, Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old man, made medical history by undergoing the world's first genetically modified pig-to-human kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Through this groundbreaking procedure, Slayman ...

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First Skin Donation at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC & SJH), New Delhi

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Pallavi Kumar, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p2-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.005
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On January 20, 2024, the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC & SJH) witnessed its first skin donation when Ms. Deepa, a resident of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, whose mother tragically passed away following a fall at home, ...

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Delhi's First Hand Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital - Vision to Reality

Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Pallavi Kumar, Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p2-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.006
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The department of plastic surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) performed Delhi's first Hand transplant in the month of January 2024.   “The vision of hand transplant was seen in pre-COVID era and we got clearance from Delhi ...

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NTORCs’ (Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre) Contribution in Vadodara, Gujarat

Deepali Tewari, Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.007
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For more than 27 years, Dr Deepali Tewari has been dedicated to the railways, currently holding the position of Additional Chief Medical Superintendent of the Vadodara Division at Western Railways. During her career, she has had the opportunity to ...

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First Deceased Organ Donation in Jhalawar, Rajasthan

Ram Sevak Yogi, Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.008
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The first deceased organ donation at Jhalawar Medical College (JMC), achieved against numerous challenges, stands as a remarkable achievement. Jhalawar, a lesser-known district in Rajasthan, witnessed an extraordinary endeavour by a committed team ...

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Handbook for Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres (NTORC)

Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.009
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On March 23, 2024, MOHAN Foundation released the 'Handbook for Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres (NTORC)/Human Organ Retrieval Centres (HORC)'. The handbook was released by Shri Sanjay Prakash, Managing Director, SBI Foundation at the ...

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Building Trust: Living Donors & Donor Families – An Advocacy Workshop

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.010
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On March 2, 2024, an Advocacy Workshop titled 'Building Trust' was organized by MOHAN Foundation in Mumbai, in partnership with ROTTO-SOTTO Mumbai. The program focused on the goodness of living donors and the donor families who put themselves and ...

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Navigating Change - Advanced Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop

Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.011
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MOHAN Foundation in partnership with NATCO (Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators) organized an Advanced Transplant Coordinators' Workshop titled "Navigating Change" bringing together senior transplant coordinators and NGO representatives ...

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Commonwealth Tribute to Life (CTtL) Conference “Celebrating Diversity” held in Gurugram, India

Pallavi Kumar, Lalitha Raghuram, Hemal Kanvinde, Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p8-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.012
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A three-day International Conference, "Celebrating Diversity" was organized by MOHAN Foundation and Commonwealth Tribute to Life (CTtL) at Courtyard by Marriott, Gurugram, India, from March 22-24, 2024. The aim of the conference was to share ...

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Six-Week Online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate Course

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.013
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Between January and March 2024, a total of 93 candidates, including one participant from Saudi Arabia, successfully completed the six-week online course titled 'Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate' conducted by MOHAN Foundation. The ...

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CME on 'Brain Death and Organ Donation' at Sahyadri Super Specialty Hospitals, Pune

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.014
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An ICU Workshop was conducted on March 10, 2024 with Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) credit points, in partnership with ZTCC Pune, for Sahyadri Group of Hospitals in Pune. This event was attended by 160 participants including doctors from the ...

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Testament Towards a New Journey of Corneal Transplant & Donation in Manipur

Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.015
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When MOHAN Foundation commenced its efforts in Manipur in Northeast in 2019, an exceedingly underserved region, only one private hospital conducted renal transplants. Collaborating with Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), the ...

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National Symposium on Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Donation and Transplantation

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.016
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The National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), Government of India hosted a national symposium titled 'Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Donation and Transplantation' on January 19, 2024, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. ...

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Anudaan: Making Transplants Affordable - An Initiative Touching Lives...

Pallavi Kumar, Jaya Jairam, Sanya Santosh
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.017
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"Anudaan - Making Transplants Affordable" is a MOHAN Foundation initiative launched in 2021 to provide financial aid for life-saving transplants to economically underprivileged individuals. Most transplants occur in private hospitals with ...

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First Deceased Organ Donation at PGIMS, Rohtak

Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.018
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In a remarkable display of courage and compassion, a 19-year-old daughter made the brave decision to donate her recently deceased mother's organs, leading to the historic first deceased organ donation and the first kidney transplant at PGIMS ...

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Building Resilience - A Patient Support Group Meeting on 'Living Well after Transplant & Organ Donation'

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.019
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A patient support group meeting organized on March 2, 2024 at The Comfort Inn Heritage Hotel, Byculla, Mumbai was attended by organ transplant recipients, living organ donors, those on dialysis and caregivers. Mr Kamal Shah, the Co-founder ...

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Kids Dash to Support Organ Donation

Hemal Kanvinde
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 23(1):p15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.020
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On March 10, 2024, over 300 children participated in a Kids Dash for Organ Donation, enjoying a lively Sunday morning at Rajarathinam Stadium, Chennai. The run featured four categories, ranging from 50 meters to 800 meters within the stadium. In ...

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Project Gift Hope, Gift Life

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jan-Mar; 22(3):p16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.021
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Project Gift Hope, Gift Life ...

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