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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Telangana to frame organ-specific transplant rules, eyes stricter monitoring and tissue matching rules
HYDERABAD: After the Telangana assembly recently adopted the central Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act of 1994, the state govt is now establishing additional regulations. A major focus is on having specific regulations for each type of organ to prevent exploitation, illegal activities and ensure that organs are accessible to ordinary individuals, stated sources Following the adoption of the central Act, a team of officials visited Tamil Nadu, AP, Gujarat, and Maharashtra to study their organ transplant rules. One of key considerations before officials is making tissue matching compulsory for kidney transplants. Kidney transplants were conducted solely on matching blood groups. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad The state is also in the process of replacing its existing Jeevandan programme with the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation. Among all the states, officials found the regulations in Tamil Nadu suitable for Telangana as the govt there controls organ donations. It was also observed that though rules are good in Andhra Pradesh, monitoring was missing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Explore opções de cruzeiros confortáveis concebidos para viajantes seniores Cruzeiros | Links Patrocinados Busque agora Undo Experts highlighted the "Andhra link" to many illegal organ rackets in Telangana, emphasising the need for stricter monitoring in Andhra Pradesh. One of the major considerations for Telangana in introducing these new rules is the preservation of markers for kidney recipients and donors. These markers are vital for the success of organ transplants. Tissue typing, or HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) typing, is an essential test in kidney transplantation that determines compatibility between the donor and recipient. It identifies specific proteins on cells that help the body distinguish between "self" and "non-self," playing a critical role in preventing organ rejection. By matching these antigens, doctors can assess the risk of rejection and select the most compatible donor-recipient pair, ensuring a successful transplant outcome. Authorities added that while this process is currently not being implemented, it could be introduced in the future.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC: Consider separate regn for future kidney transplant patients
Mumbai: Invoking the right to life, the Bombay high court has asked the state and Centre to consider providing a separate registration facility for early-stage kidney patients who, in the future, would require transplant. The idea, said the HC, is to ensure that the authority concerned has a ready list with necessary medical certification to simplify the procedure and obviate the need for paperwork when a patient is critical. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai The order came in a plea filed by a Pune resident, questioning the "reasonableness" of guidelines governing human organ donations. The human need for an organ transplant is directly a facet of the right to life as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, observed Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna in an April 30 order. "When the health and life at such a stage of the patient itself is rendered delicate and worrisome, any procedure for such a basic requirement of registration needs to be of absolute ease and comfort," the HC added. The bench called for the state and Centre responses by June 9, and set the petition by a patient with chronic kidney disease for a priority hearing on the court's reopening post-summer vacation. The 34-year-old petitioner raised a peculiar issue under a central legislation, the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act of 1994, of a pre-emptive kidney transplant, the bench said. With no suitable donor within his family, he sought registration for a cadaveric or deceased kidney transplantation. Though not on dialysis, he was Stage V of chronic kidney disease, he said. The petitioner's counsel, Uday Warunjikar, said the authority — the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre at Pune — rejected his plea as he did not fit the criteria of being an end-stage renal case on dialysis for three months. The Pune centre had referred to allocation criteria for deceased donor kidney transplant guidelines that regulate kidney recipient registration, listing and scoring system for a waiting list. The petitioner sought judicial intervention, saying given his condition, he would need a donor in the future, and at that time, he ought not to face any prejudice or unwarranted ordeal of being made to wait in a long queue for want of timely registration. He invoked his right to life and said the fundamental constitutionally mandated right would include his right to receive an organ transplant, for which registration is essential so that in dire urgency, he is entitled as a timely recipient. The guidelines cannot override the Act or Article 21 of the Constitution (right to life), was the basis of his plea. Warunjikar contended that the guidelines cannot adopt an unreasonable approach and should carve a mechanism for patients who, in the future, would be in imminent need of a transplant and have the necessary seniority then. The HC heard the govt pleader Neha Bhide and Shehnaz Bharucha for the Union health ministry and National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation and said the guidelines cannot supersede the Organ Transplant Act, 1994.
