Rs 23 cr sanctioned for liver transplant facility at Rohtak

Ravinder Saini

Rohtak, February 6

After having achieved success in the first renal transplant on Monday, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institutes of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here is now gearing up to launch a liver transplant facility.

Applications invited

We have completed all formalities for inviting applications for the appointments of surgeons and other staffer members — Dr Shamsher Singh Lohchab, Director, PGIMS

The state government has not only approved the budget to buy surgical equipment but also created posts of liver transplant surgeons and other supportive staff for the purpose.

“A total of Rs 23 crore has recently been sanctioned by the state government to start the liver transplant service at the PGIMS. At least three liver transplant surgeons are required for that. We have completed all formalities to invite applications for the appointments of surgeons and other staffers,” Dr Shamsher Singh Lohchab, Director, PGIMS, told ‘The Tribune’.

Dr Lohchab said an operation theatre equipped with ultramodern facilities had been opened for the transplant of kidney and liver at the PGIMS.

“The first renal transplant surgery was successfully conducted on Monday. Now, we are focusing on starting the liver transplant facility, too, at the earliest,” he added.

A team of doctors successfully transplanted both kidneys of a brain-dead donor patient to two needy patients at the PGIMS. They also successfully managed to extract the liver of the donor and sent the same to ILBS, Delhi, for liver transplant, thus saving three lives.

“This is a testament to the commitment of our government in enhancing healthcare services and ensuring access to advanced medical treatments for all. The success of the first renal transplant at the PGIMS is a promising start, and the government is committed to continually improve and expand and further strengthen healthcare services for the well-being of the people of the state,” said Anil Vij, Health Minister.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while congratulating the doctors, said the renal transplant was a complex and a lifesaving procedure. “Now, the facility which was earlier only available in private sector hospitals at a huge cost of Rs 8 to 10 lakh, will now be available at a nominal amount for poor and needy patients of the state,” he added.