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Bihar Gears Up for Liver Transplants
10 Aug
Summary
- IGIMS in Bihar is set to launch liver transplant services soon.
- Symposium focused on improving organ donor pledges across Bihar.
- Experts urged to dispel myths about brain death to boost donations.
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) is poised to introduce liver transplant services in the near future, according to its director, Dr. Bindey Kumar. This development is part of a broader initiative to bolster organ and cornea retrieval efforts within Bihar.
The announcement was made during a symposium organized by the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) at IGIMS. The event, titled "A dialogue: Organ & Eye Donation - Bihar Today and Future," convened distinguished individuals, including three Padma Shri awardees. Their collective aim was to devise a strategy for increasing organ donor pledges throughout the state.
Speakers at the symposium highlighted critical areas for improvement. Nilesh Mandlewala, founder of Donate Life, stressed the importance of demystifying the concept of brain death, explaining it as clinical death where life support is maintained. He noted that a single family's consent during this critical juncture can save multiple lives. Dr. Hemant Kumar encouraged medical students to become organ donors, while RIO head Dr. Vibhuti Prasanna Sinha urged the youth to leverage social media to advocate for organ donation.
