WHO LAUDS TAMILNADU’S PERFORMANCE IN CADAVER TRANSPLANTATION
Posted on: 11/Aug/2010 7:46:51 AM
In a day long programme in Geneva by WHO officials participated by fourteen nations on increasing organ donation among UN member nations, Tamilnadu’s Cadaver transplantation programme was appreciated while discussing the strategies for the 4 D [Developing Donations from Deceased Donors].
India`s representative at the meeting, Vatsala Trivedi, chairperson of the National Deceased Donor Transplantation Network, brought up the success of Tamil Nadu.In an e-mail communication to J. Amalorpavanathan, co-ordinator, State Cadaver Transplantation Programme, Dr. Trivedi said: “During the discussions, I …cited Tamil Nadu`s success. Till 2008 India was performing on an average 100 kidney transplantation from deceased donors (DD). Between October 2008 and December 2009, Tamil Nadu alone contributed more than 150 kidney transplants from the DD programme. “The remarkable achievement would not have been possible without the government`s support, that too with your health secretaries who could implement the programme so smoothly.” Dr. Trivedi has said in his e mail. One of the reasons for the success of the Cadaver Transplantation Programme in Tamil Nadu, was the contributions from the top health department officials, Dr. Amalorpavanathan said, during the inaugural of ‘Organ-o-Cultural 2010,` an inter-collegiate cultural competition organised by MOHAN Foundation.
