“Organ transplant network more effective in Tamil Nadu”

The organ transplant network in Tamil Nadu was ten times more effective than the system being followed in the rest of India, said Christopher Barry, a liver transplant surgeon from New York, who is working with the Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation, here on Saturday.

“The system in Tamil Nadu could be used as a success model in other States,” said Dr. Barry speaking on the sidelines of an awareness programme on organ donation at the Indo Tibetan Border Police Force recruits training centre at Idayapatti.

According to him, 90 per cent of organ donors in India are living donors. “Transplantation of organ from deceased donors is starting to take off now. Popularising it will put an end to illegal organ trade,” Dr. Barry added. He further said that last year, 500 cases of organ transplant were reported in India. 

Addressing the recruits, he said diabetes, hyper pressure and heart ailments, which are common in India, can lead to kidney failure. “Maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage stress through meditation and regular exercise,” Dr. Barry said. 

S. Kavitha, organ transplant coordinator of MOHAN Foundation, said despite having efficient doctors, the nation is short of donors. “A large number of road accident victims suffer brain death. Several thousands of people will benefit if the organs of road accident victims, who suffer brain death, are donated,” she said. 

“Only 0.08 per cent of the entire population comes forward to donate organs. This is an issue that needs to be addressed,” she noted.

Naresh Kumar, a doctor at the ITBP centre, said that this was the first such awareness programme in the centre. “This could be an initiative to bring a change and create awareness. If organised in all training centres of CRPF, the message would reach not less than three lakh recruits,” Dr. Kumar noted.

Gopinath Choyi, commandant, S.C. Jha, second commandant, and Dr. Naresh Babu of the ITBP centre, were among those who attended the programme.

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