A total of 443 kidney donations have been made in 2024 at the Kidney Hospital in Civil Medicity, Ahmedabad, which is the highest in the country among government health institutions.
Out of these 443, 309 kidney transplants have been done through living donations while 134 have been done through cadaver donations.
This year, 210 kidneys, 109 livers, 34 hearts, 26 lungs, 2 pancreases, 1 small intestine, and 5 hands have been donated from 119 brain death donors in Gujarat.
In the last six years, a total of 1812 cadavers have been received from 583 brain death donors in Gujarat, including 994 kidneys, 508 livers, 130 hearts, 130 lungs, 15 pancreases, 10 small intestines, 25 hands. In the year – 2024, a total of 66 liver transplants have been done. Out of which, 62 liver transplants have been done through cadaveric donation and 4 through living donation.
Convener of the State Organ Tissue and Transplant Organization, Dr Pranjal Modi said, “In last 3 years, the government has made various reforms in the field of organ donation and transplant. In which a roster has been implemented for transplant in private hospitals. Out of these, 1, 3, and 5 are available to non-government hospitals according to the common pool, while 2 and 4 are available to government hospitals for transplant. In addition, the requirement of domicile certificate for registration of patients for organ transplant has been removed by amending the guidelines.”