16-month-old boy, who suffered fatal injury after fall, becomes youngest organ donor at AIIMS-DelhiThe boy, Rishant, suffered a fall and was seriously injured on August 17. He fought for eight days after suffering severe head injury but w...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Eye transplant procedures take a hit through the pandemic due to lack of adequate donorsWhile Tamil Nadu stands first in eye donation with 8,000 people donating their eyes in a year, due to shortage of eye donors there are many...
07 Sep, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Huge gap in demand, supply of organs for transplant in country: AIIMS chiefAIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said the AIIMS was working to "very soon" start a lung transplant programme even as it has facilities ava...
27 Nov, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Covid-19 impact: Cornea transplants take a major plunge in AIIMSThe new guidelines for the retrieval of cornea require Covid testing and other measures, which are seen as disincentives to donors. Last ye...
26 Aug, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Have had previous eye surgeries? Don't worry, you too can donate your corneasIndia is facing a severe shortage of corneas.
08 Sep, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
National Eye Donation Fortnight: Artificial cornea can help patients suffering from vision lossThis has been used by AIIMS in 10 patients over a period of two years.
06 Sep, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
With 16,252 successful transplant, AIIMS celebrates 50 years of gifting visionSince 1965, when AIIM's National Eye Bank was set up, 23,239 corneas have been donated, of which 16,252 have been transplanted successfully
06 Sep, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Maharashtra may make private hospitals provide lifetime medical assistance to kin of donorsState Ministers Deepak Sawant and Girish Mahajan were addressing reporters here today after inaugurating the website 'dmer.org/new/organ.ht...
18 Aug, 2016, 09.05 PM IST
Jagmohan Dalmiya donates eye to Susrut Eye FoundationJagmohan Dalmiya, who left for heavenly abode yesterday, donated his eyes to Vanmukta Eye Bank, a part of Susrut Eye Foundation & Research ...
21 Sep, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Tamil Nadu tops in organ donation: C Vijaya Bhaskar, Health ministerC Vijaya Bhaskar said the organ transplantations include 144 heart transplants,69 lung transplants, 636 liver, 1233 kidney and 618 heart va...
17 Aug, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
Who can donate organs in India, when and howFor organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs ...
02 Aug, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
AIIMS creates record by giving 1,093 eye transplants in 2014Earlier, most families would reject the possibility of donating the eyes of their relatives citing disfigurement of the body as the reason.
10 Mar, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Organ Transplants: Indians to get preference over foreignersThe move was triggered by aberrations found in cornea transplant. While the demand for cornea in India is very high, there are very few who...
28 Jan, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
AIMS performs Kerala's first small bowel transplantationThe transplantation surgery, lasting six hours, was performed on a 37-year-old woman, Seena Shojan of Irinjalakuda on January 5.
20 Jan, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
L V Prasad Eye Institute performs 20,000 corneal transplants"Significantly, the world record was achieved in the 25th year of establishment of LVPEI's Ramayamma International Eye Bank," a release fro...
15 Jan, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
Building collapse victims' eyes give sight to four personsA resident donated eyes of his brother and nephew after their death in the twin building collapse, enabling four people to see.
29 Aug, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
- Cadaver organ transplants fail to make a mark here
Despite existence of a comprehensive law on organ transplantation, India seems to have failed to make a mark in cadaveric organ donation an...
06 Nov, 2006, 12.13 AM IST