Tamil Nadu Tops The Chart In India With a Record of Over 3000 Organs Donated

A total of 144 heart transplants, 69 lung transplants, 636 liver, 1233 kidney, 4 pancreas, 2 small bowels, 618 heart valves, of transplantations has been recorded.

Tamil Nadu reports highest number of organ donation in India, with organs from 683 persons being harvested and donated to over 3000 beneficiaries since the setting up of the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu in 2008, State Health Minister C Vijaya Bhaskar.//

This could not have been possible but for relatives of patients declared brain-dead coming forward to donate the organs said Bhaskar.

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The organ transplantations include 144 heart transplants, 69 lung transplants, 636 liver, 1233 kidney, four pancreas, two small bowels, 618 heart valves, 1,032 cornea, 22 skin and two blood vessels, he said.

The government set up the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu, for streamlining organ transplantation.

The Odisha government is planning to establish a similar authority there and has approached the Tamil Nadu government for support, he added.

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Allocation for the health and family welfare department has been increased to Rs 8,245 crore from Rs 4,000 crore.

On medical seats, he said an additional 700 medical seats have been added to government run institutions.

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Noting that the Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme was benefiting several persons, he said, "under this scheme the state has generated revenue of Rs 903 crore."

Source-PTI

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