Kolkata Organ Transplant

Uttam Kumar Ghosh, a Bangladeshi national, got a new lease of life in Kolkata after his mother donated one of her kidneys to him, but his survival story is not just a case of organ transplant, as both had to get the better of COVID-19 before the surgery.

NDTV-Fortis More To Give Walkathon 2018 garnered huge support across India with nearly 6.2 crore steps contributed in 7-cities and online. The event was to raise awareness about the cause of organ donation in India and get more people to take the pledge to become organ donors. This year saw many well known personalities like Rajkummar Rao, Prakash ...

The liver and kidneys of a 13-year-old girl, declared brain dead, was on Sunday transported across a stretch of 170 km in the state for transplants at a city hospital, officials said.

A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.

While West Bengal has around 10 lakh bodies pledged for donations, cadaver transplants are few and far between due to lack of infrastructure and a legal framework. This, even after former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has pledged his body and organs along with many other eminent citizens.

Uttam Kumar Ghosh, a Bangladeshi national, got a new lease of life in Kolkata after his mother donated one of her kidneys to him, but his survival story is not just a case of organ transplant, as both had to get the better of COVID-19 before the surgery.

NDTV-Fortis More To Give Walkathon 2018 garnered huge support across India with nearly 6.2 crore steps contributed in 7-cities and online. The event was to raise awareness about the cause of organ donation in India and get more people to take the pledge to become organ donors. This year saw many well known personalities like Rajkummar Rao, Prakash ...

The liver and kidneys of a 13-year-old girl, declared brain dead, was on Sunday transported across a stretch of 170 km in the state for transplants at a city hospital, officials said.

A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.

While West Bengal has around 10 lakh bodies pledged for donations, cadaver transplants are few and far between due to lack of infrastructure and a legal framework. This, even after former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has pledged his body and organs along with many other eminent citizens.