Apollo conducts awareness meet on World Transplant Day

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad marked World Transplant Day with a program “A Key That Opens New Hope – Celebrating the Gift of Life” at a city hotel on Saturday to promote awareness on organ donation and transplantation. Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand attended the event as the Chief guest, while Dr Sreebhushan Raju, Professor and Head of Nephrology at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), was the guest of honor.

Dr Sharath Putta, Head of the Department of Liver Transplant, said Apollo continues to set benchmarks in transplant medicine through its network of 28 hospitals across 15 states, advanced transplant ICUs, ECMO-supported critical care facilities and comprehensive post-transplant follow-up programs. Speaking on the occasion, Tejasvi Rao Veerapalli, CEO, Apollo Hospitals Telugu States, called for greater public awareness and participation in organ donation programS to bridge the gap between organ demand and availability.

Several senior specialists, including liver, heart, lung and kidney transplant surgeons and physicians, participated in the event and stressed the importance of organ donation in saving lives. Dr A. Narendra Kumar, Director of Medical Education, Telangana, and Prof. James Neuberger, Associate Medical Director, Organ Donation and Transplantation, NHS Blood and Transplant, also addressed the gathering.