Maharashtra: Health department appoints committee for organ transplant
The state health department in Maharashtra has appointed a committee to negotiate its own way of making cadaver donation and organ transplant program more affordable for the middle class and the poor.
Reportedly, an expert committee working towards the noble cause will be studying the existing healthcare infrastructure and identify new ways to bring down the costs. The committee is expected to report its study to the government in the next two months.
In private hospitals, a liver transplant costs around Rs18-25 lakh, a kidney transplant costs Rs3.5-6 lakh, and heart transplant around Rs20-25 lakh-which is perceived to be a very high figure for patients.
Dr Deepak Sawant, state health minister is implied to have said that the state runs many super-specialty civic hospitals, and are also planning to include four civic-run and 13 state medical colleges, for conducting organ transplants now. Our major effort is now directed towards reducing the cost of the procedure after having received the initial report from the committee.
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