NDTV.com: Mumbai Church issues plea for organ donations
Mumbai Church issues plea for organ donations.
Dharmesh Thakkar
Monday, February 4, 2008 (Mumbai)
A church in suburban Mumbai has decided to include in its Sunday mass a message to its parish to donate organs.
It's a quick response from the church in reaction to the kidney scam that has grabbed headlines in recent times.
The church in the western suburbs of Mumbai has been urging parish members to pledge their organs for cadaver donations at its Sunday mass.
This includes announcements on the importance of donating organs, inviting doctors to clear myths and misconceptions.
''Jesus gave his life so that others could live, so why not we follow him and donate our organs so others get a life; that is what Christianity or other religions teach,'' said Fr Leslie Almeida, St Francis Xavier Church.
The appeal has evoked enthusiastic responses with people instantly signing up to pledge their organs.
''I was not aware of this but after coming here I realised that my body can be used. If some part of my body can be used to help somebody alive,'' said Angelina Nimma, Parish Member.
Doctors say that the number of patients with organ failure is constantly growing and the lack of adequate number of donors continues, forcing transplant surgeons to explore new avenues for donors.
''There are more than 900 recipients for kidney transplant, 55 need liver and 10 for heart but the donors are simply not available,'' said Dr Vatsala Trivedi, Chairperson, National Deceased Donor Transplantation Network.
Awareness that can go a long way in stopping illegal human organ trade and give hope for those in need of transplants.
Promoting Organ Donations the Gift of Life
Monday, February 4, 2008
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INTERPOL Searches for Indian Doctors | Indian Muslims
INTERPOL Searches for Indian Doctors | Indian MuslimsINTERPOL Searches for Indian Doctors
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 07:27. India News
By Prensa Latina
New Delhi : At the request of the Indian government, INTERPOL issued arrest warrants for two Indian physicians, ringleaders of an illegal liver-transplant group, PTI agency reported on Friday.
The fugitives left the country and may have gone to Canada after the authorities broke into their residence near New Delhi, in Gurgaon, Haryana State, where they were performing the transplants.
The Indian government wants the brothers, 40-year-old Amit Kumar and Jeevan age 36, for illegal liver transplant, fraud, swindling and criminal conspiracy.
In the last few years the Kumar brothers led a profitable group extracting kidneys of poor people for a limited amount of money to transplant them to rich people, including foreigners.
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 07:27. India News
By Prensa Latina
New Delhi : At the request of the Indian government, INTERPOL issued arrest warrants for two Indian physicians, ringleaders of an illegal liver-transplant group, PTI agency reported on Friday.
The fugitives left the country and may have gone to Canada after the authorities broke into their residence near New Delhi, in Gurgaon, Haryana State, where they were performing the transplants.
The Indian government wants the brothers, 40-year-old Amit Kumar and Jeevan age 36, for illegal liver transplant, fraud, swindling and criminal conspiracy.
In the last few years the Kumar brothers led a profitable group extracting kidneys of poor people for a limited amount of money to transplant them to rich people, including foreigners.
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