Ophthalmologist G. N. Rao honoured by US institute
Hyderabad: The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
honoured eminent ophthalmologist Gullapalli N. Rao with its outstanding
humanitarian service award, said a statement here Tuesday.
G. N. Rao is the founder and chairman of L.V. Prasad Eye
Institute. This award was bestowed on him in recognition of the eye care
delivery model he created with the institute and his contributions to
prevention of blindness globally.
The award was presented to Rao on Nov 17, at the AAO's
annual meeting in New Orleans, said the statement.
LVPEI's model of eye care, represented by a pyramid,
emphasizes the creation of sustainable permanent facilities within communities,
staffed and managed by locally trained human resources, and linked effectively
with successively higher levels of care.
Rao was also earlier the recipient of international
prevention of blindness award of the Academy.
The L.V. Prasad Eye Institute was established in 1986-87
here as a not-for-profit comprehensive eye care institution.
27.11.2013
Liver transplant success celebrated on 15th
anniversary
New
Delhi: Celebrating one of India's key medical triumphs, Congress Chief today
felicitated the country's first successful liver transplant recipient, Sanjay
Kandasamy from Tamil Nadu, who had undergone the procedure here in November
1998 when he was 18 months old.
"It
is wonderful to see how the young infant in dire need of a transplant is today
a healthy young man who himself wants to become a doctor. It is a testament not
only on India's medical acumen but also of the tenacity of this young
man," Gandhi said, as she interacted with Sanjay and his family on the
15th anniversary of liver tansplantation in India.
Sanjay
was born with a rare condition called Biliary Atresia, which is seen in one out
of 12000 babies.
"This
is a condition in which there is no connection between the liver and the
intestine so the bile produced in the liver cannot be excreted and therefore
damages the liver," said Dr Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director and
Senior Paediatric gastroenterologist from Apollo Hospital where Sanjay had
undergone the transplant.
These
babies develop jaundice a few days after birth and the jaundice progressively
increases. An operation to create bile flow, if performed before the age of 2
months, can prevent liver failure.
Unfortunately
in India, most babies with biliary atresia are diagnosed after the age of three
months making this operation unsuccessful. This happened in Sanjay's case,
Sibal said.
Since
his condition was deteriorating because of liver failure, his family decided to
come to Delhi and Sanjay's father came forward to donate a part of his liver to
give his son a new lease of life.
Sanjay
became the first child to have undergone a liver transplant in India on 15th
November 1998 and made medical history, Apollo hospital said.
According
to Sibal, "Sanjay now leads a completely normal life, goes to school like
other kids, enjoys meals, plays football, wants to become a doctor to save
lives."
Dr
Preetha Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, "The
success of the liver transplantation has established the low cost--high quality
value proposition that India offers and has enhanced the reputation of Indian
healthcare globally. The outcomes are comparable to the best in the West with a
cost which is one-tenth."
27.11.2013
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