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Illegal organ trade: Govt cancels transplant licences of two hospitals

Chennai: State govt has directed the directorate of medical and rural services to cancel transplant licences of Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital in Perambalur and Cethar Hospital in Trichy for their involvement in the illegal sale of organs. The hospitals that submitted "forged documents" for govt approval will be banned from conducting these surgeries, and govt will lodge a police complaint against two brokers involved in the organ trade and begin streamlining live-unrelated organ transplant surgeries, a release from the health department said. The decisions were made based on the recommendation of the govt-appointed committee to investigate irregularities in organ transplants, following complaints from Namakkal. The committee, led by Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project Project Director Dr S Vineeth, in its report submitted to the govt, confirmed these hospitals carried out illegal organ transplantations by submitting forged documents to the appropriate authority, procuring organs through brokers from donors who are related to the patient, and "misusing legal technicalities"—gross violations of the Transplant of Human Organs Act, 1994. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play this game for 1 minute and see why everyone is addicted. Undo You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai The five-member committee, which began its enquiry on June 22, examined the medical case sheets, files, and applications filed by the hospitals to the appropriate authority to conduct organ transplant surgeries. As per organ transplant rules, hospitals must seek permission from authority if donors are not blood relatives — parents, siblings, or spouses. Investigations showed some documents submitted by the hospitals were forged by the transplant coordinators working at the hospital, the release said. The transplant surgeries were permitted based on these documents, and transplants were completed, it said. On Sunday, the govt said police complaints will be filed against two brokers—Anandan and Stanley Mohan—who were involved in the sale of organs, along with details of bank transactions, phone records, and other details collected by the inquiry committee. After finding the records of the district authorisation committee were "carelessly prepared," the investigating team has recommended standard operating procedures to streamline the work of district-level accrediting committees. The govt said it will constitute new state-level committees, reconstitute the four district-level committees and issue detailed SoPs. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.