By TC News Desk
Agartala, 12th November 2024: The GB Pant Hospital in Agartala is exploring a partnership with the MOHAN Foundation, a prominent non-profit organization, to facilitate the procurement of cadaveric organ donations for patients in need of transplants.
Medical Superintendent Dr. Shankar Chakraborty shared this development with the media on Tuesday, noting the hospital’s growing focus on expanding its transplant services.
Dr. Chakraborty explained that the legal and procedural hurdles involved in organ transplants often delay the process, prompting the hospital to seek cadaveric donors—individuals who are brain dead but whose organs can be donated to save others.
He highlighted that MOHAN Foundation, with its years of experience in organ donation, could help identify such donors for patients at GB Pant Hospital, which recently began conducting kidney transplants.
This announcement follows the successful completion of the second kidney transplant at the hospital. The procedure, carried out by a combined team of doctors from GB Pant Hospital and Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI), Manipur, was reported as a success. The recipient, Dr. Subhadeep Acharjee, a 28-year-old former student of Agartala Government Medical College, received the kidney from an anonymous donor.
Dr. Chakraborty also mentioned that two more kidney transplant cases are in the advanced stages and may proceed next month, contingent on the necessary preparations.
On the legal complexities surrounding organ transplants, senior nephrologist Dr. Manas Lodh explained that if the donor is not a close relative of the recipient, both parties must undergo a detailed legal process, requiring approval from a six-member authorization committee appointed by the state government. However, if the donor is a close relative, the process is streamlined.
This collaboration with MOHAN Foundation is seen as a significant step toward improving organ donation efforts and transplant availability in the state, offering hope for many patients in need of life-saving treatments.
