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Time of India
01-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Minister announces lab for organ donation at Wenlock
Mangaluru: Minister for health and family welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao said that a satellite laboratory for complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) crossmatch during organ transplantation to assess the compatibility between a donor and recipient will be established at Government Wenlock District Hospital, with support from Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST). He was speaking at the Indian Organ Donation Day programme, organised by the health and family welfare department, in association with Dakshina Kannada district administration, zilla panchayat, and Yenepoya Medical College, on Friday. The minister said that blood samples are currently being sent to Bengaluru for CDC crossmatching during organ transplantation. Similar labs will also be set up in Mysuru and Shivamogga, he said. Emphasising the need to dispel misconceptions about organ donation and to encourage more people to come forward, the minister said that organ donation can save many lives as a brain-dead person can donate up to eight organs. "Families choose to donate the organs of their loved ones even during moments of immense grief. Such decisions are highly commendable, as it gives a new lease of life to others," he said. The minister lamented that even when the demand for organs is rising, the availability remains limited. In Karnataka, 4,582 people are awaiting kidney transplants, 583 are registered for liver transplants, 133 for heart transplants, and 31 for lung transplants, he said. In 2024, 162 donors contributed 457 organs in the state. In 2025, up to July, 121 donors donated 326 organs. Karnataka ranks second in the country for organ donation, the minister said and announced that Karnataka will receive the 'Best State in Promoting Organ Donation Excellence Award' from the govt of India on Saturday. The Jeeva Sarthakathe coordinator from Hubballi-Dharwad will receive the 'Best Coordinator Award'. The govt has decided to give priority to donors' families if they require organ transplants in the future. All district govt hospitals will be strengthened to facilitate the retrieval of organs from brain-dead patients, he said. State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) – Jeevan Sarthakathe state coordinator Dr Ravishankar Shetty K noted that India witnesses 1.5 lakh accidental deaths annually, yet only about 550 organ transplants are performed. DHO Dr HR Thimmaiah, Dr Mallika B, divisional deputy director department of health and family welfare, Wenlock Hospital superintendent Dr Shivaprakash DS, Lady Goschen Hospital superintendent Dr Durgaprasad MR, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) pro chancellor Dr BH Sripathi Rao, and others were present.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Labs for organ donation tests to come up in Wenlock, two other government hospitals in Karnataka
The government will open satellite Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) laboratories to conduct Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) tests for cross-matching and other tests before and after organ donation, at Government Wenlock Hospital in the city and a government hospital each in Mysuru and Shivamogga, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao here on Friday. Speaking at the State-level India Organ Donation Day programme held on the Yenepoya Medical College campus in Deralakatte, the Minister said the government has signed an MoU with Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST) to set up and operate the three laboratories. The laboratory at Wenlock will start functioning shortly, he said. Mr. Rao said that with the H&I labs in the three hospitals, there would be no need to send samples to Bengaluru and wait for reports. BMST will provide grief counsellors at each of the three labs, and they will play a vital role in convincing donor families to donate organs. The Minister said steps are being taken to strengthen facilities at the government hospitals to enable them to retrieve more organs. Stating that Karnataka stands third in the country in terms of organ donation, Mr. Rao said last year, as many as 162 persons donated 457 organs. In the last seven months, 120 persons have donated 326 organs. 'We are doing well, but more can be done,' said the Minister. More people are coming forward for organ donation, he said and added that 4,582 people are waiting for kidneys, while 583 are waiting for livers and 31 for lungs. The Central government will confer the 'Excellence in organ donation' award on Karnataka on August 2 in New Delhi. A coordinator from Dharwad will receive the 'Best organ transplant coordinator award', the Minister said. Ravishankar Shetty, State convenor of Jeevasarthakathe cadaver organ transplantation programme, said a committee comprising the District Vector Borne Disease Control officer and Superintendent of Police are formed in every district to promote cadaver organ donation. Family members of 15 donors from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga and Davangere districts were felicitated.
Deccan Herald
12-05-2025
- Health
- Deccan Herald
Set up organ retrieval centres in district hospitals, medical colleges: Gundu Rao to officials
The minister instructed officials to explore the KMCRI model to establish HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) laboratories under the Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST) in three locations across the state. An HLA lab supports organ and bone marrow transplantation by helping technicians match donors and recipients for transplants.
