Ranchi: Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) is ready to become the 12th center in the country to carry out kidney transplants.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Director of Rims Dr.
Kameshwar Prasad said: “We all have witnessed an increase in kidney failure because Covid-19 because the virus has affected some vital human organs.
Because human organs are not something that can be obtained or regenerated, we need to promote Organ donations.
Given all this we will start the kidney transplant in the rims.
“Dr.
Prasad said they would need additional workers for transplantation and have started the process to employ a special surgeon for that purpose.
The rims will also start a 25 bed dialysis unit within one month after which transplant will begin.
As part of their efforts to start kidney transplants, organ organizations transplantation and state networks (Sotto) have been established on the campus of the rim.
The College administration has sent a proposal to the President Director of Health Services for approval.
Speaking with Toi, Assistant Professor of the Anatomi Department, Dr.
Rajiv Ranjan, who has made Nodal officers for this program, said: “With the formation of Sotto, we have started our journey to the first kidney transplant in the rims.
After we get the approval needed, because management Hospitals have initiated the recruitment of the workforce needed, we will start a transplantation.
“Asked about the role of Sotto, Dr.
Ranjan said,” Our goal is to disseminate organ donation messages and make people aware of the importance of organ donations so that more life can be saved.
Rims are the biggest hospitals, we can take advantage of more organs through the donation process.
“Meanwhile, as part of a two-week 36th national eye donation, Rims had planned to annoy family members of 12 Kornea donors on September 15.
“The corneal transplant starts almost three decades ago on the rim.
However, it cannot get the momentum that should.
Now, we have decided to make it a routine practice and we will become a member of the Kornea donor family on September 15.
I have instructed the doctors that The corneal transplant must be done regularly, “said Dr.
Prasad.
Rims also announced a 24-hour pathology unit at the trauma center which will be made functional at the end of this month.