11 April, 2015

21-year-old Brain Dead Victims’ Organs Gives New Life to Five People

A 21-year-old brain dead man gives new lease of life to five patients suffering from various ailments.

Arun, a resident of Kolar met with an accident of April 6. He was then admitted to a hospital with severe head injuries. He was declared brain dead in a Kolar hospital and he was brought to BGS Global Hospitals on April 8.

Doctors counseled the family members for organ donation and the father Mohan Vel, agreed to donate Arun's organs. 

A green corridor was created for the ambulance to reach Bengaluru in 48 minutes from Kolar for organ transplantation. 

The heart, liver, kidneys and eyes were harvested on April 9. One kidney was transplanted to a needy patient in BGS Global Hospital. Another kidney was taken for a patient in Suguna hospital and the eyes were sent to Narayana Netralaya. 

Dr N K Venkatramanaa, vice chairman, BGS Global Hospitals, said, "Arun continues to be alive in these five individuals and we sincerely thank the generosity of the family. We also thank the Bengaluru traffic police for their support."

Source: www.medindia.net

11.04.2015

Rajasthan to Immunize 4 Lakh Children Against 7 Life-threatening Diseases

Rajasthan will immunize nearly four lakh children from the vulnerable sections of society in the next four months under the Central governments scheme 'Mission Indradhanush' launched on April 7.

The immunization campaign will focus on unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children below the age two. 

Nine districts of Rajasthan  (Alwar, Tonk, Barmer, Bundi, Dhaulpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Karauli and Swai Madhopur) are among the 201 districts in India, which have been identified as districts with low immunization. 

The number of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children in the nine districts of Rajasthan is estimated to be 1.60 lakh. 

Mission Indradhanush will provide vaccination to children against seven life-threatening diseases like diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.

In selected districts, vaccination against Hemophilus influenza type B and Japanese encephalitis will be provided. 

The immunization coverage in Rajasthan is 73 percent and the government aims to target 90 percent immunization coverage by 2020. Increased immunization coverage will help in reducing child and maternal mortality.

Campaigns will also be organized to increase the immunization coverage annually by five percent.

Source: www.medindia.net

11.04.2015

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