Students participating within the organ donation consciousness rally organised by the SVIMS, in Tirupati on Friday.
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TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has urged the public to shed apprehensions on organ donation and pledge their organs.
Speaking at an consciousness assembly organised by Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), an excellent speciality hospital on the town, after flagging off a college students’ rally on ‘organ donation’ right here on Friday, he stated the variety of functions obtained for organ donor registration was far under the expectation, though the State has the very best medical amenities to carry out organ transplantation.
“We all know that death is inevitable and the physical body will be of no use after one’s death. We hesitate to donate our organs which can help others lead a purposeful life. Those on the verge of death can consider donating major organs like kidneys, heart and lungs and continue to live on in someone else’s body,” he stated.
TTD govt officer A.V. Dharma Reddy recalled the steps initiated to launch the Balaji Institute of Oncology (BIO) in SVIMS at a price of ₹250 crore. “Similarly, the Sri Padmavati Children’s Heart Centre (SPCHC) is successfully conducting cardiac surgeries on infants,” he stated.
SVIMS Director and TTD joint govt officer (Health and Education) Sada Bhargavi appealed to the scholars of the medical schools to change into model ambassadors of organ donation and take the message throughout to society.
District Medical & Health Officer U. Sreehari, SPCHC Director N. Sreenath Reddy, BIRRD Special Officer R. Reddeppa Reddy, SVIMS Dean Alladi Mohan and Registrar B. Aparna took half within the occasion.