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Vande Bharat delivers donor’s heart from Ankleshwar to Ahmedabad in Gujarat

Vande Bharat delivers donor’s heart from Ankleshwar to Ahmedabad in Gujarat

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The Vande Bharat Express has once again played a pivotal role in giving a new lease of life to a patient in need by making a stoppage at the Ankleshwar Railway Station for the very first time to rapidly transport a donor heart to Ahmedabad. The donor organ was procured from Smt. Jayaben Modi Multi-Specialty Hospital in Ankleshwar. Recognising that timing is critical in the process from organ donation to transplantation, authorities swiftly established a ‘Green Corridor’. This ensured the rapid and unhindered transport of the heart from the hospital to the railway station within mere minutes. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

In a first, Indian Railways transport live heart from Surat to Ahmedabad

In a first, Indian Railways transport live heart from Surat to Ahmedabad

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The Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone in healthcare support by successfully transporting a live heart for the first time through a train, an official statement said on Friday. The organ was carried from Surat to Ahmedabad on the Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 20901) for a life-saving transplant procedure. The heart was transported safely within the required time frame and will be transplanted at the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad. The sensitive operation required precise planning and coordination between Indian Railways, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Gujarat Police and medical teams. Since heart transplants require strict time management, every minute was considered crucial during the transportation process. The speed, punctuality and reliability of the Vande Bharat Express played an important role in ensuring the safe movement of the organ. Green corridor created from Ahmedabad station to hospital After the train reached Ahmedabad railway station, a special green corridor was arranged from Platform No. 1 to the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre. The RPF …

Mother’s claim to child should not be casually doubted: Madras HC on organ donation

Mother’s claim to child should not be casually doubted: Madras HC on organ donation

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While setting aside an order that denied permission for a Bangladeshi woman to donate a kidney to her minor son, the Madras High Court said that “a mother’s claim to her child should not be casually doubted”. The court directed the committee to immediately grant approval for the transplant. (File picture | Representative) In an order passed last week, Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court found fault with the approach adopted by the Tamil Nadu Authorisation Committee, which regulates living donor organ transplants to prevent commercial dealings. The committee had rejected a Bangladeshi family’s application for a kidney transplant after concluding that the marital relationship between the child’s parents had not been established. Justice Swaminathan said that one must keep in mind the special significance that is attached to the mother-child relationship, and that authorities should not casually disbelieve a woman’s claim that she is a child’s mother. Also Read: Chandigarh: 44-year-old brain-dead Haryana man saves five lives “Mother is assigned a sacred position in Bharatiya culture. When a person claims that she is …

Rare lung transplant at Apollo saves a life; spotlight on India’s organ donor shortage

Rare lung transplant at Apollo saves a life; spotlight on India’s organ donor shortage

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New Delhi, A year ago, every breath felt borrowed, drawing life from the tethered oxygen cylinder she had to carry everywhere. Rare lung transplant at Apollo saves a life; spotlight on India’s organ donor shortage Today, Jharna Bhaumik climbs a flight of stairs on her own without breaking a sweat. The cylinder has disappeared from her life. A year after a rare double lung transplant gave her a second lease of life, the Faridabad resident spends her mornings tending to plants, taking unhurried walks and working in the kitchen ordinary moments that had once seemed impossibly out of reach as a crippling lung disease slowly stole her ability to breathe. Diagnosed with end-stage Interstitial Lung Disease caused by scleroderma in 2010, Bhaumik had reached a point where even speaking for long or walking across a room left her gasping for breath. Scleroderma is a rare disease where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues, causing damage to internal organs. “Every breath had become a struggle and by 2025 I had become completely dependent …

First organ donation in Kodagu; 46-year-old brain-dead man’s organs retrieved in KIMS

First organ donation in Kodagu; 46-year-old brain-dead man’s organs retrieved in KIMS

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Doctors and the medical staff at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri, where the organs of a brain dead accident victim were successfully retrieved for donation. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An organ retrieval procedure was successfully carried out at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri in the early hours of Saturday, marking the first organ donation in Kodagu district. In a procedure described as a significant milestone in the medical history of Kodagu district, the kidneys, heart valves and corneas were successfully retrieved from a 46-year-old accident victim after he was declared brainstem dead. Accident victim Dalu, 46, whose organs were retrieved at KIMS in Madikeri for donation. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A statement here said that Dalu, a resident of Aravathoklu village near Gonikoppal, had sustained severe head injuries in an accident and was admitted to KIMS Hospital. Despite treatment and after 48 hours of observation, a medical board conducted an examination and confirmed the brainstem death of the patient. “At this critical moment, Dalu’s wife Rajeshwari and …

Family of brain-dead youth from Mandya donates organs

Family of brain-dead youth from Mandya donates organs

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IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY An act of generosity by the family of a brain-dead youth from Chikka Mandya village in Mandya district, who consented to donate his organs, has enabled multiple patients to receive a new lease of life. The organ retrieval was carried out at the Trauma and Emergency Care Centre (TECC) on the State-run Victoria Hospital campus, attached to the Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). While the retrieval procedure was undertaken at the trauma centre, the organs were subsequently allocated for transplantation to eligible recipients as per protocol. Victoria Hospital Medical Superintendent Deepak S. and TECC special officer Asima Banu said the coordinated efforts of the BMCRI team, TECC staff and the Jeevasaarthakate organ donation facilitation team ensured the smooth conduct of the retrieval process. Bike accident Darshan (name changed), a resident of Chikka Mandya in Kasaba hobli, sustained injuries after falling off his motorcycle on February 22. Initially returning home after the fall, his condition later worsened and he was admitted to a local hospital, where scans revealed severe internal …

With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu

With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu

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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images January 2026 marked a new monthly peak for deceased donor organ donations in Tamil Nadu, with 33 donors. More than half of them – 19 – were from government hospitals, the majority situated outside Chennai. “This is the highest-ever number of donations in one month. This year, till today (February 12), 42 donations have taken place in 43 days – at a rate of one donation a day in Tamil Nadu. The 42nd donation is under way at the Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital,” N. Gopalakrishnan, member secretary, Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN), said. Significantly, the maximum contributor to these 33 donations was a peripheral medical college hospital – Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital – which functions as a Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre (NTORC). Data from TRANSTAN showed that Dharmapuri led the tally with five donors. “Inspite of being a NTORC, the donation rate at the Dharmapuri medical college hospital is appreciable. It has a core team and a well-oiled system in place. Such …

Pune logs 79 cadaver organ donations in 2025, highest in Maha

Pune logs 79 cadaver organ donations in 2025, highest in Maha

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PUNE: The Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) Pune coordinated 79 deceased organ donations and benefitted 207 patients in 2025, emerging as Maharashtra’s leading city for cadaver organ donation, officials said on Monday. ZTCC Pune coordinated 79 deceased organ donations and benefitted 207 patients in 2025, emerging as Maharashtra’s leading city for cadaver organ donation. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)) As per data shared by ZTCC officials, as many as 198 cadaver organ donations were recorded across Maharashtra in 2025. Of these, ZTCC Pune accounted for the highest number of cadaver organ donations at 79; followed by ZTCC Mumbai at 53; ZTCC Nagpur at 16; and ZTCC Sambhajinagar at five. Whereas in 2024, 181 organs were transplanted from a pool of 70 donors in Pune, officials said. Aarti Gokhale, transplant coordinator, ZTCC Pune, said that ZTCC Pune’s consistent performance played a key role in normalising conversations around organ donation and ensuring timely coordination between donor hospitals and transplant centres. Of the 207 transplants facilitated through deceased donors in Pune this year, kidney transplants formed the largest share with …

Delhi has responsibility to serve patients from across India: CM Rekha Gupta | Latest News India

Delhi has responsibility to serve patients from across India: CM Rekha Gupta | Latest News India

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New Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said Delhi has the responsibility of providing healthcare not only to its residents but also to people from across the country who come here for treatment and underscored to improve healthcare infrastructure. Delhi has responsibility to serve patients from across India: CM Rekha Gupta She was speaking at a World Liver Day event organised by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences , Delhi. An Integrated Liver Rehabilitation Centre was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at ILBS during the event. Highlighting the importance of strengthening healthcare infrastructure and upgrading medical technology, Gupta said, “It is our responsibility to ensure that no citizen in the country suffers due to lack of healthcare.” “Delhi, being the capital, cannot restrict itself to treating only its residents. Patients from all over India come here for care.” Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh and other senior officials also attended the World Liver Day event. The chief minister stressed the need for collective efforts towards improving healthcare and praised central schemes like the …

Gujarat received 856 organs from brain-dead donors in 2 years: Rushikesh Patel | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat received 856 organs from brain-dead donors in 2 years: Rushikesh Patel | Ahmedabad News

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Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that Gujarat received a total of 856 organs in the last two years from brain-dead donors. Patel, who was responding to starred question in the Assembly, said that organ donation and transplant have gained momentum in the state in the last few years. “As a result, a total of 856 organs were received in the state in the last two years… 464 kidneys, 235 livers, 65 hearts, 68 lungs, 3 pancreas, 8 small intestines, and 13 hands were donated. As many as 35,008 people in the state took the pledge to donate organs on the NOTTO web portal,” he stated. A total of 282 organs were donated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the last two years, he added. Story continues below this ad Regarding the initiative taken to boost organ donation in the state, the minister said that the government has provided a fund of Rs 7 crore to SOTTO (State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation) for the purpose of IEC (information, education and …