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Network of kidney donors to be formedNetwork of kidney donors to be formed
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KOCHI: A network of kidney donors and KOCHI: A network of kidney donors and recipients, Kidney Bank, is set to play a recipients, Kidney Bank, is set to play a pivotal role in reaching out to renal failure pivotal role in reaching out to renal failure patients. Kochouseph Chittilappilli, patients. Kochouseph Chittilappilli, chairman and managing director of Vchairman and managing director of VGuard Industries, will start this chain by Guard Industries, will start this chain by donating one of his kidneys to Joy from donating one of his kidneys to Joy from Kottayam.Kottayam.
At a press meet organised by the Kidney At a press meet organised by the Kidney Federation of India, which is coordinating Federation of India, which is coordinating the Bank or network, Mr. Chittilappilly the Bank or network, Mr. Chittilappilly said he was inspired to reach out to those said he was inspired to reach out to those with renal failure after witnessing the with renal failure after witnessing the struggle the family faced in finding a donor struggle the family faced in finding a donor for a close relative for a close relative
He said after interacting with agents who He said after interacting with agents who get donors for a price, he realised the difget donors for a price, he realised the difficulty faced by numerous patients who ficulty faced by numerous patients who have to undergo kidney transplantation.have to undergo kidney transplantation.
The chain started by Mr. Chittilappilly will The chain started by Mr. Chittilappilly will have Mr. Joy as recipient. It will be have Mr. Joy as recipient. It will be continued with Mr. Joy's wife Jolly donatcontinued with Mr. Joy's wife Jolly donating her kidney to Shamsuddeen from ing her kidney to Shamsuddeen from Thrissur. Sainaba, wife of Mr. Thrissur. Sainaba, wife of Mr. Shamsuddeen, will donate her kidney to Shamsuddeen, will donate her kidney to John of Thrissur and Mr. John's mother, John of Thrissur and Mr. John's mother, Jessy, will donate her kidney to Biju of Jessy, will donate her kidney to Biju of Thrissur. Thrissur.
The chain ends here as Biju could not get The chain ends here as Biju could not get a close relative to donate a kidney, said a close relative to donate a kidney, said Fr. Davis Chirammel, founder of the Fr. Davis Chirammel, founder of the FederationFederation
Fr. Chirammel, who started the Federation Fr. Chirammel, who started the Federation by donating one of his kidneys, said by donating one of his kidneys, said people can register with the Kidney Bank people can register with the Kidney Bank on payment of Rs.100.on payment of Rs.100.
More chains of donors and recipients will More chains of donors and recipients will be formed when an individual comes be formed when an individual comes forward to donate a kidney, he said.forward to donate a kidney, he said.
The idea of Kidney Bank came up when The idea of Kidney Bank came up when the Federation facilitated a cross donation the Federation facilitated a cross donation in which a patient's blood relative's kidney in which a patient's blood relative's kidney was found to suit another patient and vicewas found to suit another patient and viceversa. versa.
The families agreed to cross donate with The families agreed to cross donate with mutual consent and the formalities of mutual consent and the formalities of getting clearance from the medical board getting clearance from the medical board were much less too.were much less too.
The Kidney Federation is planning to set The Kidney Federation is planning to set up a Kidney Medical Centre across the up a Kidney Medical Centre across the State and the first one would be set up in State and the first one would be set up in Thrissur. Initial formalities to set up the Thrissur. Initial formalities to set up the centre are on in full swing,.centre are on in full swing,.
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