Single Lung Transplant in Tamil Nadu
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Single Lung Transplant in Tamil Nadu In Tamil Nadu, the deceased donor rate is 1.3 per million people, while the India average is 0.5 to 0.8 per million people Due to its ‘presumed consent’ policy, Spain’s deceased donor rate is 34 to 36 per million people. Anybody who is declared brain dead is considered a donor, irrespective of family wishes [...] From Deccan Chronicle 12/12/2011 ANANI SAMPATH | DC CHENNAI, DEC. 11 Tamil Nadu has an impres- sive record in cadaver organ transplant. So much so, that the rest of India looks up to and wants to emulate it in this field of humanity. Most other states want to achieve Tamil Nadu’s deceased donor rate of [...] From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/State-organ-registry-to-compile-data-on-transplants/articleshow/11026573.cms CHENNAI: Last week, when the country observed the national organ donation week, many states planned to emulate the Tamil Nadu model. But experts say the state still has a long way to go as many people continue to die for want of organs. This year, the state cadaver organ registry will conduct two [...] From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/State-plans-TN-model-for-cadaver-donation-in-Maha/articleshow/10977147.cms MUMBAI: Taking a leaf out of Tamil Nadu’s health programme, the state government will soon roll out a plan to boost cadaveric organ donation in Maharashtra. From seeking audits of brain-stem death patients in hospitals to sensitizing the police, state authorities on Saturday prepared a wish list in order to increase cadaver donations. [...] by Malathy Iyer | From TNN In a bid to increase organ don at i o n , the Maharashtra government is planning to adopt what is increasingly being called across the country as the Tamil Nadu model. The southern state has managed to increase organ donation by deceased donor or brain-dead donors in the [...] From http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111113/jsp/7days/story_14743553.jsp West Bengal has become a hub of trade in human kidneys — so much so that kidney transplant patients from other parts of India and even abroad are flocking to Calcutta in search of organs for sale. Hemchhaya De investigates the nexus among touts, hospitals and even doctors that’s fuelling the trade
From http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2402456.ece Meenakshi Mission Hospital holds organ donation awareness programme pledge: K. Magudapathy, Assistant Commissioner of Police (traffic), addressing an awareness programme at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre in Madurai on Friday. Photo: G.Moorthy Medical personnel must liaise closely with the police department regarding organ transplantation as they could provide immense help, said [...] From http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/28/stories/2011042862830600.htm CHENNAI: When the parents of 18-year-old Rambabu agreed to donate his organs after he was declared brain dead, they hesitantly asked the transplant co-ordinator if the hospital could arrange to take a picture of him. They said they had none. Rambabu, a daily wage earner from Bihar, had come to Chennai only 10 [...] |
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Welcome to the website of the Tamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Program initiated on 16 September 2008. The Program is designed by a series of Government Orders issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and is coordinated by Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan, Convenor, Tamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Program, supported by an Advisory Committee. For more details, visit the home page. You can go through the entire FAQ to know more about this programme. This site has been designed by Dr.Bruno and maintained by the Office of Convenor, Cadaver Transplant Programme, Government of Tamil Nadu - Copyright © 2012 All Rights Reserved Log in |
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