Who has been appointed as the nodal officer for the southern region of Kerala's organ donation program?

G. Ragi Krishnan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nephrology, Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College, has been appointed as the nodal officer for the southern region.

What are the primary responsibilities of the new nodal officers for the Mrithasanjeevani program?

Their responsibilities include coordinating organ donation activities, managing budget proposals, ensuring fund utilization, identifying potential donors, and expediting transplant procedures.

How will the new appointments strengthen Kerala's Deceased Donor Organ Donation Programme?

The appointments aim to fill vacancies, enhance coordination of organ donation activities, improve donor identification, and streamline transplant procedures across different regions.

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Organ Donation Boost: New Officers Appointed

22 Jan

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Summary

New nodal officers appointed to strengthen organ donation program.
Officials to coordinate organ donation activities and fund utilization.
Focus on identifying donors and expediting transplant procedures.

Organ Donation Boost: New Officers Appointed

The Director of Medical Education has implemented significant changes to enhance the State's Deceased Donor Organ Donation Programme, "Mrithasanjeevani." New nodal and assistant nodal officers have been appointed across southern, central, and northern regions to fill existing vacancies.

These newly appointed officials, including G. Ragi Krishnan for the southern region and V. Unnikrishnan Ramachandran for the central region, are tasked with coordinating organ donation activities. They will also manage budget proposals and ensure efficient utilization of allocated funds.

Furthermore, they will collaborate with neurosurgery, neurology, and critical care teams to identify potential donors. The officers are instructed to facilitate brain death certification and organ retrieval processes in designated hospitals, thereby aiming to prevent any hindrance to potential organ donations.