KGMU to kickstart its kidney transplant programme, once again

Lucknow: After being suspended for nearly a year, the kidney transplant programme at King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow is now going to get a fresh lease of life, as the institute has decided to give it a kick start again

Medical Dialogues had eralier reported that the first kidney transplantation was conducted by KGMU in 2014, following which it got discontinued because of some unsuccessful cases, and also because of the resignation of a few expert doctors.

In 2022, KGMU once again received permission from the Directorate of Medical Education and Training, to begin a kidney transplant program at the hospital, making it the third such facility in the state at that time.The permission given to conduct the transplant service is for five years, which the DMET granted after conducting an inspection of the place. Be April 2023, five kidney transplants were conducted.

KGMU Vice Chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand said arrangements are being made to make the operating theatre available to the transplant unit on a regular basis.

“Two operating schedules have been set aside for kidney transplants. This will help take the kidney transplant programme ahead smoothly,” she said.

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As per a research study published in the Indian Journal of Urology, In India, an estimated 220,000 people require kidney transplants annually. However, only around 7,500 transplants are performed each year across 250 transplant centers.

Established in 1905, King George's Medical University (KGMU), located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the oldest and the most prestigious universities in India.