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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://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/State-leads-the-way-in-organ-transplant/articleshow/9753131.cms MADURAI: Tamil Nadu is a role model for other states in organ donations, according to an expert in cadaver transplantation. Speaking at an awareness programme on organ donation organised on Friday by Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre in Madurai, convenor Dr J Amalorpavanathan said that more than 200 people have donated their [...] 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, [...] 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 [...]
Image courtesy : Dinakaran via Dr.Ashokan From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Organ-donations-in-TN-hit-1K-mark/articleshow/8009545.cms CHENNAI: The state’s organ transplant registry has crossed a milestone. Since its inception in September 2008, the registry has recorded donations of 1,008 organs and valves from more than 175 brain-dead patients. The cadaver organ registry was set up to network with hospitals across the state for organ donation. Senior surgeons feel [...] From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Grief-counsellors-have-task-cut-out/articleshow/8009542.cms CHENNAI: Key employees of a hospital are: doctors, nurses, staff — and now grief counselors. On them falls the tough job of introducing organ donation to families grieving for their dead. As demand for organs soars, doctors are placing tremendous value on the sensitive work done by grief counselors. Many hospital managements [...] From http://www.thehindu.com/health/article1078710.ece While celebrations are in order with a 46 per cent increase in cadaver donations in Tamil Nadu, a keen look at the statistics provides good reason for why this celebration is qualified by some concerns. While the number of organs and donors has gone up substantially, the maximum number of organs has come [...] From : http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/29/stories/2010102963791400.htm and http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article855338.ece A model programme Tamil Nadu’s positive experience with its two-year old cadaver transplant programme has an important message for all States: strong official policy and commitment to transparency can improve the availability of vital organs to save lives. Kidneys, livers, and hearts from brain-dead donors have provided a new [...] |
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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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