Transplants So Far

Performance Report : From Oct 2008 to Dec 31, 2011
Donors From TN 223
Heart 36
Lung 5
Liver 200
Kidney 415
Total Major organs 656
Heart Valve 274
Cornea 345
Skin 1
Total Organs 1276
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They chip in to ensure a smooth organ donation

From http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2613453.ece

Grief counsellor C. Shanthi interacts with a patient at the Government Eye Hospital in Egmore, on Wednesday. — PHOTO: K. PICHUMANI.

At the Government Eye Hospital in Egmore, C.Shanthi chats with a middle-aged woman whose son Babu lost his sight after varnish spilled in his eyes. He recently underwent corneal transplant surgery. [...]

Meeting with Students of SBIOA Matric School regarding prevention of Head Injuries

On 29/10/11, Saturday, Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan, Convenor, Cadaver Organs Transplant Programme addressed the students of SBIOA Matric School about preventing head injuries. The address was well recieved.

State leads the way in organ transplant

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 Centrein Madurai, convenor Dr J Amalorpavanathan said that more than 200 people have donated their organs between October [...]

In death, Bihar labourer gives life to three

From http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-28/chennai/29482417_1_organ-transplant-mohan-foundation-suitable-recipients

CHENNAI: A migrant labourer from Bihar, who had a fall from the second floor of a building under construction and declared brain dead by the Government General Hospital, on Tuesday gave life to three persons. His two kidneys and a liver were donated to patients in different city hospitals.

Rambabu, a 18-year-old migrant [...]

11 year-old boy’s organs donated

From http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/16/stories/2011021656660700.htm

11 year-old boy’s organs donated

Karthik Madhavan

Sowdesh was declared brain dead after being knocked down by a motorcycle

Eleven-year-old M. Sowdesh (second from left), whose organs were harvested for transplantation after he was declared brain dead at a private hospital in Coimbatore on Monday. His father R. Mani, mother M. Indrani [...]

Hearts go waste for want of takers

From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Hearts-go-waste-for-want-of-takers/articleshow/7498007.cms

Last week, Frontier Lifeline Hospitals received six calls from the state organ registry asking them if it had a patient waitlisted for heart transplant. The hospital had several such patients, but it turned down the offer.

“None of them could afford the Rs 5-lakh-plus transplants,” said heart surgeon and Frontier Lifeline chairman [...]

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Jan 2011)

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Jan 2011) KIDNEY Stanley Local 6 Share 32 GH Local 30 Share 23 Apollo Local 59 Share 25 Chettinad Local 0 Share 1 ABC, Trichy Local 8 Share 7 Madurai Meenakshi Local 3 Share 4 CMC Local 10 Share 11 Kumaran Local 1 Share [...]

Kerala Cadaver transplant scheme soon – To be modelled on successful programme in Tamil Nadu

From http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/30/stories/2011013062030700.htm

Thiruvananthapuram: Organ harvesting from deceased donors (cadavers) for transplant in patients with chronic ailments will soon be a reality in Kerala with the State government launching a major initiative to start the programme modelled on the Cadaver Transplant Programme of the Tamil Nadu government.

Convener of the Tamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Programme J. [...]

தினமணி தலையங்கம்:இறந்தும் வாழும் உன்னதம்…

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தலையங்கம்:இறந்தும் வாழும் உன்னதம்… First Published : 26 Oct 2010 01:09:00 AM IST Last Updated : 26 Oct 2010 01:33:03 AM IST

தமிழ்நாட்டில் மூளைச்சாவுக்கு ஆளானவர்களின் உடல் உறுப்புகளைத் தானம் பெற்று, தேவையானவர்களுக்குப் பொருத்தும் திட்டம் தொடங்கப்பட்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதத்துடன் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் முடிவடைந்துள்ளன. தமிழகம் இதில் முன்னோடியாகத் திகழ்கிறது என்பது பாராட்டுக்குரியது. மாற்று உறுப்புகள் பொருத்தும் சிகிச்சையில் தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகள் மட்டுமன்றி, இரண்டு அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளும்கூட சாதனைகள் [...]

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Aug 2010)

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Aug 2010) KIDNEY Stanley Local 5 Share 26 GH Local 21 Share 20 Apollo Local 38 Share 15 Chettinad Local 0 Share 1 ABC, Trichy Local 7 Share 5 Madurai Meenakshi Local 3 Share 4 CMC Local 10 Share 7 Kumaran Local 1 Share [...]