Gandhinagar: Out of approximately 1,800 kidney transplants carried out in the country in the last 12 years where the donor's and recipient's blood groups did not match, 17% were performed in Gujarat. A study has revealed that around 300 such transplants were conducted in Gujarat. These ABO-incompatible kidney transplants (ABOiKT) have yielded promising results, with a higher acceptance rate compared to cadaver donations. The findings were recently published in the journal 'Transplantation' in a...Read More

Surat: Kiran Hospital here in Katargam has become the first hospital in Gujarat to receive permission for a Hand Transplant. The state health department granted approval for a hand transplant to Kiran Hospital this month. In the past, five patients in the state have donated their hands, and there are currently over 16 patients on the waiting list for a hand transplant. Those interested in getting a hand transplant can contact Dr. Arvind Patel, as mentioned in a note from the hospital. In addi...Read More

Gandhinagar: The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (Sotto) has made amendments to the Gujarat Deceased Organ and Tissue Transplantation Guidelines (G-Dot), eliminating the requirement of producing domicile papers and removing the upper age limit for receiving cadaver organs. The changes include a five-point roster for organ distribution and waiving the fee for cadaver donation registration. These amendments aim to expand the reach of cadaver organ donations and align organ donati...Read More

ગાંધીનગર:  રાજ્યના શિક્ષણ વિભાગની ‘પ્રોજેક્ટ પથ’ અંતર્ગત શિક્ષણ સુધારણા અંગેની નવતર પહેલ માટે તેમજ રાજ્યમાં અંગદાન ક્ષેત્રે કરેલી વિવિધ નવતર પહેલ માટે STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANT ORGANIZATION-SOTTOને "ઇનોવેશન સ્ટે...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat's State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) will receive the Prime Minister's Award for innovative initiatives in organ donation. The award will be presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21 in New Delhi. Gujarat SOTTO will be recognized in the "Innovations-State" category for their efforts to increase deceased organ donors in government hospitals. The government organization has successfully saved lives by transplanting 1,078 organs from 354 organ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Marengo CIMS Hospital in a statement said it has conducted the first ever bi-lateral Lung Transplant in Gujarat. According to the hospital, the lung transplant surgery was performed on a 41-year-old Syrian patient suffering from Interstitial lung disease. He had a strong family history with two of his sisters succumbing to the disease at a young age. The patient, very sick and on very high flow oxygen, was shifted to India and admitted in Marengo CIMS Hospital since last 25 days. ...Read More

Asarwa: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will usher a new dawn for the Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Centre (IKDRC) when he inaugurates India’s largest multiple organ transplant centre at Manjushree Mills compound, here in Asarwa coming Tuesday (Oct.11). The 850-bedded state-of-the-art centre, built at a cost of Rs 408 crores, is equipped with the latest diagnostic and clinical facilities to carry out multiple transplant procedures. It is housed in an 11-storeyed (2 basements plu...Read More

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State Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, on Wednesday, informed that Gujarat would soon have zone-wise organ transplant centers. Patel was presiding over felicitation even organized at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC). Patel said, “The transplant is covered under various schemes by the government. We also recognize the work done by the health workers and volunteers.” “It’s an occasion to thank families who have given a new lease of life to ailing patients ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The number of patients on the waiting list for transplantation of various organs, including kidneys, has shot up to 1,632. The awareness with regards to organ donation has definitely increased in Gujarat in the last one year but certainly not to the extent that the need for a waiting list becomes redundant. According to Dr Vivek Kute of Civil hospital in Ahmedabad, who is associated with the Organ Transplant Society, said only 10% of the patients waiting for organ transplantation a...Read More