1500 Bone marrow transplants performed by the famous Apollo Hospitals
Posted on: 21/Jun/2018 9:41:36 AM
Apollo Hospitals in Chennai has been providing top class medical treatment for many and over many years this hospital has made great name for itself. This Apollo hospital is now making sensational news. The news now is this hospital has performed 1500 bone marrow transplants all over India. It is superb to mention that more than 60 % of bone marrow transplants were performed in Tamil Nadu.
Many people from foreign countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Oman, Dubai, UAE and Mauritius etc have got benefited from this amazing hospital. The people from these nations have come to Apollo hospital and have undergone bone marrow transplants.
Bone marrow transplants play a vital role in those people diagnosed with blood cancer, thalassemia, aplastic anaemia etc.
It was in the year 1998 India’s first ever cord blood transplant and unrelated transplant was performed in this Apollo hospital. Dr. Prathap Reddy, chairman of Apollo Hospitals, expressed his views regarding bone marrow transplants or BMT. He spoke about how in the year 1995 first BMT was performed successfully and how the hospital has come a long way now. He later highlighted that that more people must come forward for bone marrow donation so that more lives could be saved. On the journey of healing this 1500 bone marrow transplant is just one milestone.
