Gift of Mankind: Mumbai Maintains pace in Organ Donation with 51Donors
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai Cadaver donations during 2009-2019
(August 8) are 393, kidney donations lead the pack with 616 in 10 years as per
ZTCC data
Mumbai, August 13, 2019: After
a successful transplant of organ donation, even surgeons do not fail to thank
everyone involved in the process as India faces organ famine. There are
numerous cases where people receive organs and realise the difference it
created in their lives.
A
BSF Jawan, only son of his father, was suffering from sclerosing cholangitis
which led to liver failure. He got a gift of mankind- Organ and a successful
liver transplant saved his life.
Dr.Ankur Garg, head of department & Senior
Consultant, Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, who had treated this Jawan six years ago, said, “The
patient underwent numerous hospital admissions, two surgeries, and a near-death
experience after being admitted to ICU for 30 days. He had a miraculous
survival. On one such admission for fever and finally underwent for transplant
surgery with a gift of mankind and now six years down the line, he is back to
work, happily married and serving the nation.”
Around
5 lakh people die every year in India due to shortage/unavailability of organs.
The organ donation rate in India is very poor around 0.3/million, compared to
some western countries where it is as high as 36/million, in the US it is
around 26/million population.
“Mumbai
has so far (till august 8, 2019) received 51 donors and has maintained its pace
in organ donation as per Zonal Transplant Co-ordination Centre, Mumbai (ZTCC).
Mumbai has contributed significantly to count Maharashtra among one of top five
states in organ donations, said Dr Garg.
ZTCC
is a not-for-profit, government organization started to promote organ donation
in 2000 in Mumbai.
Private
hospitals continue to be the largest contributors of cadavers to the organ
donation programme. The support from private hospitals had helped to boost the
programme in government institutions.
“Nanavati
Super Specialty Hospital’s advanced liver & kidney transplant surgeries
have provided a major boost to the programme in the state. Mumbai by far has
one of the best organ donation rates in the country with 48 donations happening
in the year 2018 and 51 organ donation this year so far. The waiting list of
patients on the list is ever increasing as there is still a huge gap in demand
and supply,” added Dr Garg.
According
to the experts, one brain dead donor can save up to 8 lives, lives of people
suffering from end-stage organ failures. There is a need to spread awareness
about organ donation. At the same time, there should be more initiatives by the
government and healthcare providers to encourage and support for this noble
cause.
The
organ pool can also be increased by introducing the concept of non-heart
beating donations (NHBD) in India. NHBD is different from the usual donation
that happens after brain death, it needs more coordination & dedicated
teams to make it success, also there are no stipulated guidelines in India for
the same.
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