OGH performs two transplants

Government hospitals too are now working on par with corporate hospitals. “The liver transplant done on Sharif, a native of Kadapa is proof enough that transplantation surgeries are happening at government hospitals as well,” said Telangana Health Minister C Laxma Reddy here on Wednesday.

The minister visited Osmania General Hospital (OGH) to check on the condition of two patients. It is for the first time in the history of the hospital that two transplantations (liver and kidney) were performed on the same day. The transplantations were performed on Sunday.

The transplants were possible due to the donation of vital organs of a 33-year-old native of Khammam who was declared brain dead at NIMS Hospital. The family members gave consent to the donation which helped give life to four patients. The heart and kidney were donated to NIMS which helped a girl and a boy and the liver and kidney helped two people; Ramesh and Mahesh an M Tech student.

Laxma Reddy said that the cost of transplantation runs into Rs 30- 40 lakh, the beneficiaries at OGH did not have to pay anything.

Vacant posts to be filled
The Health Minister also announced that all vacant posts in paramedical, nurses and doctors would be filled and the government is planning to revamp all the hospitals in the State. A good budget would be allotted for health sector and top priority is being given.

The government is also planning to replicate the Tamil Nadu model especially in the areas of hospital sanitation. The minister admitted that the sanitary conditions in government hospitals are far from satisfactory and the government plans to relook at the contract system.