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130 Telangana Children Die Amid Organ Wait
25 Aug
Summary
- 14% of registered children received transplants in 14 years.
- Over 43% of children died while awaiting organ donation.
- Adult organs often too large for children needing transplants.
Between 2013 and 2026, a stark reality has emerged for children in Telangana: a severe organ transplant crisis. Official Jeevandan records indicate that out of 300 registered children, a mere 42 received transplants, representing only 14% of those in need. Tragically, 130 children died during this period while on the waiting list.
The primary obstacle identified by health experts is the critical mismatch between available adult donor organs and the small size required for pediatric patients. Paediatric donors are scarce, and transplanting adult organs into children is often medically infeasible, leading to prolonged waiting times.
Compounding the issue is a lack of specialized expertise in pediatric transplantation within many hospitals, coupled with inadequate counseling for families to declare brain death promptly. This deficit means that even as registrations for pediatric organs have surged, the actual transplantation success rate remains alarmingly low, with government hospitals contributing minimally to organ retrieval.
