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643cr cabinet nod for organ transplant institute
T'puram: The cabinet meeting on Thursday gave administrative sanction of Rs 643.88cr (inclusive of GST) for the Kozhikode Institute of Organ and Tissue Transplant based on the detailed project report submitted by the implementing agency, said health minister Veena George.
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The transplant institute is being established to bring all activities related to
under one roof. It will be a specialised institution comprising trained doctors, scientists, and healthcare workers. Construction activities for the transplant institute will commence soon, and steps have already been taken to procure equipment, the minister said.
The institute will facilitate treatment, education, training, research, and organ donation activities related to organ transplantation.
It is designed to provide comprehensive care, from treating organ damage to transplantation surgery and rehabilitation, she added.
The transplant institute will be set up on 20 acres in Chevayur, Kozhikode. It will have four blocks with six floors each, including 219 general beds, 42 special ward beds, 58 ICU beds, 83 high dependency unit (HDU) beds, 16 operation rooms, a dialysis centre, and a transplantation research centre, totalling 510 beds in a modern hospital setup.
In the first phase, 330 beds and 10 operating theatres will be prepared, followed by 180 beds and six operating theatres in the second phase. The first phase will have 14 specialty departments, and the second phase will add seven more. There is a strong emphasis on education, with a target to start 31 academic courses.
The centre will facilitate the transplantation of corneas, kidneys, liver, intestines, pancreas, heart, lungs, bone marrow, soft tissue, hands, and bones. Currently, organ transplant surgeries are conducted at Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, and Kozhikode medical colleges, as well as Ernakulam general hospital in the state. The govt has formed Kerala state organ and tissue transplant organization (K-SOTTO) to coordinate organ donation activities.
The establishment of the transplant institute aims to set a benchmark in this field.
