Organ transplants in India

Transplantation over the past few decades has gradually become the accepted treatment for a number of conditions where organs like the kidneys, heart and liver have irreversibly failed.

Donation is a generous act, and donating an organ can save someone’s life. However, in India there is lot of stigma attached to it, due to kidney rackets. This is because patients who suffer from kidney failure have alternative treatment options available, whereas patients with heart or liver failure do not, and immediate transplant is their only option.

Organ transplant developments in India

There is legislation in India regarding organ transplants, and health authorities are still trying to develop the process.

In July 1994, the Indian government passed an act named “The Transplantation of Human Organ Act (THO Act)”, which aimed to streamline the process of organ donation, making it legal and reliable for both the donor and the receiver.

In 2017, Indian hospitals are regularly performing transplants and some of the major providers are experiencing great success, including:

• Apollo Hospital
• Fortis Hospital
• Hiranandani Hospital
• Jaslok Hospital

Heart transplants at Global Hospital Mumbai

Even Global Hospitals Mumbai, a multi super specialty tertiary care hospital has become a destination for heart transplantation after receiving license from Directorate of Health services, Maharashtra. The dedicated heart clinic at the hospital will offer personalised services to cardiac patients, monitored and headed by Dr. Z. Hamdulay, Director of Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery.

The heart transplant clinic is equipped with advanced technology and offers the best in class cardiac care and treatment. The experts specialize in minimal access cardiac bypass surgery; redo cardiac bypass surgery and interventional cardiology along with understanding the needs and differences from case to case, offering counselling and consultation to all patients and their caregivers.

Transplant surgery is a cutting edge medical procedure, and the capability of successfully doing multi-organ transplant surgery will help with important research developments and standardize Indian hospital practices, as well as improving the image of receiving treatment in India for medical travellers.

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