After the primary profitable kidney transplantation within the state final yr, the Tripura authorities is about to organize a roadmap for organ donation, organ transplantation, and high-end healthcare services within the state itself.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, a famend maxillofacial surgeon holding the well being portfolio, introduced the identical in a social media put up on Wednesday. “To strengthen organ donation and transplantation course of, an important assembly was held immediately on the Chief Minister Conflict Room attended by officers from Mohan Basis, Chennai, AIIMS, New Delhi, docs from Agartala Authorities Medical Faculty and GBP Hospital and officers of the state authorities,” Saha stated.
He added that the assembly resolved to construct capability at Agartala Authorities Medical Faculty (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital for an immunology lab, set up a job power and implementation group, and conduct mass consciousness relating to the significance of organ donations by each dwelling and deceased individuals.
On July 8 final yr, Tripura witnessed its first profitable kidney transplant operation at a state-run hospital. The operation was carried out on a 20-year-old affected person at AGMC and GBP Hospital and lasted for 5 hours.
The kidney transplant was performed primarily based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the state authorities with Manipur’s Shija Hospital a number of days earlier than the operation.
Quickly after the operation, the federal government discovered itself in the course of an argument over leasing out 28 acres of land to the Manipur-based hospital. Former minister and Congress Working Committee member MLA Sudip Roy Barman accused Saha of alleged irregularities in allotting authorities land for a personal medical school.
Saha later defended his stance, saying his authorities has determined to develop super-specialty infrastructure within the state so that folks can entry all medical services with out travelling outdoors for therapy.
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Throughout the not too long ago concluded winter session of the Meeting, Saha stated that many traders are prepared to put money into organising medical, dental, homoeopathic and Ayurvedic schools in Tripura.
