Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.23 Issue No.3, July 2024 - September 2024
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National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization Takes a Step Forward in the Right Direction

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.041
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The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), under the Directorate General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, organized a two-day event called the “Chintan Shivir” on August 30 - 31, ...

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Combined Whole-Eye and Partial-Face Transplant: A Milestone Towards Restoring Vision

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.042
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After surviving a severe high-voltage electrical accident, 46-year-old military veteran Aaron James underwent the world’s first combined whole-eye and partial-face transplant in May 2023 at NYU Langone Health. Research published in September ...

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Myanmar's Crisis is Driving the Surge in Illegal Organ Trade

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
ndian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 JulSep; 23(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.043
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The economic crisis brought on by Myanmar’s civil war has spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe, plunging millions into hunger, desperation - and even the sale of human organs. As poverty deepens, an increasing number of people in Myanmar ...

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British Transplant Games 2024

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.044
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The 46th Annual British Transplant Games 2024 took place from August 1st to 4th in Nottingham. The event featured 26 different sports, allowing transplant recipients of all ages to engage in various sporting events. The Games aim to raise awareness ...

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Budget Growth of the National Organ Transplant Program

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 JulSep; 23(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.045
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The National Organ Transplant Program in India is crucial for patients with end-stage organ failure. The program's budget has seen steady increase over recent years. In the fiscal year 2022-2023, the allocated budget of the program's financial ...

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Tamil Nadu Observes State Organ Donation Day

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.046
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On September 23, 2024, at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu State Organ Donation Day was observed. State Organ Donation Day is celebrated on this day every year in honour of Hitendran, whose organs were donated in 2008. The families of ...

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"Truly Noble": AIIMS Delhi Commends Sitaram Yechury's Family for Donating His Body for Medical Research

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.047
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Veteran Left leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, passed away on September 12, 2024. His family has donated his body to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for teaching and ...

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Indian Railways Grants 42-day Special Casual Leave (SCL) for Living Organ Donors

Sunil Shroff, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.048
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In an effort to recognize its employees who have chosen to donate their organs, Indian Railways has introduced an initiative that entitles them to a 42-day Special Casual Leave (SCL). This initiative follows the Office Memorandum (OM) issued in ...

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The Transplantation Society (TTS) Congress 2024, held in Istanbul, Turkey

Jaya Jairam, Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p4-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.049
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The Transplantation Society (TTS) Congress 2024, held from September 22-25, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey, served as a platform for sharing cutting-edge scientific discoveries, clinical practices, and policy updates that shape the future of ...

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Drive to Save Lives 2.0 - A Charity Golf Tournament

Hemal Kanvinde
Indian Transplant Newsl e t t e r. 2024 J u l- S e p ; 23(3):p6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.050
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MOHAN Foundation and the Rotary Club of Madras Next Gen organized a charity golf tournament on September 13, 2024, at the Cosmo TNGF Golf Course in Chennai, supporting organ donation and the education of underprivileged children. MOHAN Foundation, ...

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God Vulture and Human - A Hero's Dichotomy

Rishiraj Agarwal
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.051
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‘God Vulture and Human' explores the subject of organ donation through the lens of transplant coordinators, highlighting their critical role in the process of donation, retrieval, and transplantation. Through the lives of four transplant ...

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Health Coverage for Kidney Transplants in the U.S.

Atul Agnihotri
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p8-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.052
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Access to health coverage for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and kidney transplants is a lifeline for thousands of patients in the United States (U.S.). Fortunately, almost all patients in the U.S. have access to payment structures for dialysis, ...

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Uttarakhand - An Emerging State’s Experience with Deceased Organ Donation

Ankur Mittal
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 JulSep; 23(3):p10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.053
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AIIMS Rishikesh recently had its first deceased organ donation. This is a remarkable achievement. Can you tell us more about it? Yes, AIIMS Rishikesh reached a major milestone with its first deceased organ donation on August 1, 2024. The donor ...

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'Chintan Shivir' - Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation in India

Jaya Jairam
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.054
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India's Union Health Ministry, through the apex body for Organ donation and transplantation, NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization), held 'Chintan Shivir' - a brainstorming session to bring about reforms for augmentation of organ ...

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NGOs 5th Collaborative Conclave for Organ Donation

Sunayana Singh
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.055
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The 5th Collaborative Conclave on Organ Donation for NGOs and government bodies took place on August 4, 2024 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. ORGAN India, Parashar Foundation, under the aegis of National Organ & Tissue Transplant ...

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Observance of the 14th National Organ Donation Day

Muneet Kaur Sahi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.056
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The 14th National Organ Donation Day was observed at the       Dr. Ambedkar International Centre on August 3, 2024. To commemorate the occasion, NOTTO, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organized the ...

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Research-Based Lessons: Barriers and Solutions to Deceased Donation

Britzer Paul V
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.057
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Dr. Britzer Paul’s PhD research was on identifying the barriers and facilitators influencing deceased organ donation in India, focussing on both the public and the key stakeholders. This PhD research was conducted in collaboration between the ...

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Young Changemakers

Hemal Kanvinde, Pallavi Kumar
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.058
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Riyaa Palan I've been an organ donation ambassador with MOHAN Foundation since 2022 and since then, I have conducted various awareness sessions for the teachers and parents of my school community as well as for corporate businesses such as ...

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Public Awareness Campaigns


Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):p16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2024.059
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Public Awareness Campaigns   ...

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