Citizens have slowly started opting for life-saving organ donation of their relatives who are declared brain-dead by the doctor.
Recently the 32nd organ donation was done in the city when life-saving organs of a diamond factory worker Suresh Panchal, (46) was donated by his family after he suffered a brain stroke and was declared brain dead on August 15. According to Panchal's wish, his son consented to donating his heart, liver and two kidneys for the needy patients to save their life.
Citizens have slowly started opting for life-saving organ donation of their relatives who are declared brain-dead by the doctor. While the government body is working on creating awareness to donate a life-saving organ, the number of patients waiting for organs is much higher than the donated organs.
In Maharashtra, this year the waiting list for the kidney is 4,666, while the waiting list for the liver is 789. Similarly, the waiting list for the heart is 43 and the lung is nine.
As per the Right To Information (RTI) response given by ROTTO-SOTTO till the month of July, this year, in Maharashtra, around 19 heart, 108 kidney, one lung and 64 liver has been transplanted out of which organ transplant of 49 kidneys, 26 liver, 14 heart and one lung was done in Mumbai. Later in the month of August, four liver, one heart transplant happened in Mumbai.
Speaking about the awareness in the public, Sujata Aashetkar, member of Zonal Transplant Co-ordination Center (ZTCC), Mumbai, said, "There has been a slight increase in the number of people opting for life-saving organ of a family member who has been declared brains stem death (BSD). A lot of organizations and institutes like community centers, colleges, schools, trust, hospitals come forward willingly to organize organ donation workshop for their members."
This year, Mumbai's first lung transplant happened in the month of June when 13-year-old Kurla resident's family donated her heart, lung, kidneys, and liver after she was declared brain dead by the doctors at Kohinoor Hospital. Last year too there was one lung transplant done in the city.
MEDICAL STATISTICS
As per ROTTO-SOTTO’s RTI reply, till July 2018, 19 hearts, 108 kidneys, 1 lung & 64 livers were transplanted in Maha out of which 49 kidneys, 26 liver, 14 hearts and 1 lung were transplanted in city
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