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Bengal Transplants Liver, Kidney Using ‘Green Corridor’

Thanks to the “green corridor” system, a liver and kidney from a 20-year-old donor were transplanted into two elderly recipients in Kolkata.

To Avoid Delays In Transplants, Government Staff Can Use Private Airline

Taking a lenient view on government employees travelling for organ transplant, the Finance Ministry said they can use private airlines in case Air India services are not available.

Worth It? A Faster Transplant But A Kidney With Hepatitis C

A bold experiment is giving some patients a chance at cutting years off their wait for a kidney transplant if they agree to a drastic-sounding option — getting an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.

Give A New Lease Of Life, Take Up Organ Donation: Meenakshi Lekhi

An organ donation drive was today launched by Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi who exhorted the society to take up the cause and contribute to saving lives.

Mumbai’s 34th Heart Transplant Saves The Life Of A 46-year-old Woman

A team of surgeons conducted Mumbai’s 34th heart transplant onto a 46-year-old woman, an official said on Wednesday.

The donor 44-year-old woman was admitted to the Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai and was declared brain dead following intracerebral bleeding and brain stem haemorrhage. The heart was harvested, a Green Corridor was laid out by the Traffic Department and the organ was rushed from Jaslok Hospital to Fortis Hospital, Mulund, a distance of 28 km covered in 24 minutes.