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GRA supports cardiothoracic and renal centres - GhanaWeb |
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Health News of Saturday, 1 August 2015
Source:GNA
2015-08-01
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has presented a cheque for GH¢ 20, 000 to support the work of the Cardiothoracic and the Renal Centres of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The donation is part of the GRA’s corporate social responsibility.
Presenting the cheque, Mr George Blankson, Commissioner-General of the GRA, said the Authority is contributing its support to enable the centre meet some of its needs.
He said the donation was a demonstration of GRA’s commitment and the appreciation of the services the two centres are rendering to members of the public.
Receiving the cheque, Dr Gilbert Buckle, Chief Executive Officer Korle-Bu, expressed gratitude to GRA for the assistance.
Dr Buckle later handed over the cheques to the heads of the beneficiary units, Dr Abdul Samed Tanko of the Cardio Unit and Dr Charlotte Osafo of the Renal Unit.
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At least six illegal renal transplants in two years - The Hindu |
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H.L. Nandeesh, inspector of police, Magadi, investigating the illegal renal transplant case at Fortis Hospital, has said that during 2013-15, at least six illegal renal transplants were carried out at the hospital using forged documents through a gang of touts arrested earlier.
According to the police, the arrest of Syed Wajahatullah, a transplant coordinator at the Seshadripuram hospital, may just be a first in a series of arrests of private hospital employees involved in the racket. Police sources said the Call Detail Records (CDR) of the arrested touts revealed that they were in touch with various transplant co-ordinators and other employees of private hospitals in Bengaluru and Mysuru, where they allegedly arranged for illegal transplants.
The interrogation of the arrested touts also reportedly revealed that Vinod, a member of the State-level authorisation committee for organ transplants, was involved in the ring and gave clearances to cases with forged documents. The Magadi Police recently arrested Vinod, who is now out on bail.
Meanwhile, Fortis Hospital, Seshadripuram, in a statement said, “As part of the investigation and being a responsible and a reputed institution, we are obliging the law and extending our support to the authorities.”
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Paid kidney donation and the Iranian model in the New York Times |
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NY Times: (Tina Rosenberg) Iran’s system has many deficiencies — not least that the very idea clashes with ethical norms observed in many other countries — and the program varies greatly from region to region. But its chief advantage is this: People who need kidneys get them rapidly, rather than die on the waiting list.
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Big Dialysis Settlement Prompts $500K Gift to UGA Law - Daily Report (registration) |
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Daily Report (registration)
A multimillion-dollar settlement by a dialysis chain, DaVita Healthcare Partners, in a Medicare fraud whistleblower case brought by Evans and other lawyers allowed her to make the donation, according to the announcement. DaVita settled the eight-year
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Indian American surgeon Inderbir S. Gill in forefront of treating renal cancer ... - The American Bazaar |
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Gill is an alum of Dayanand Medical College.
Inderbir S. Gill; photo credit: YouTube
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: An Indian American surgeon has led his team from the USC Institute of Urology to the forefront of medical technology, having mastered the skills necessary to perform robotic surgery on patients with advanced kidney cancer.
Generally, the procedure to remove a blood clot that can develop in the major vein leading to the heart — called inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy — is an arduous, complicated procedure that is performed using a large, open incision.
“This complicated procedure for renal cancer is one of the most challenging open urologic oncologic surgeries,” explained Inderbir S. Gill in a paper published by the Journal of Urology.
In order to alleviate the risk to patients, the team from USC Institute of Urology in Los Angeles has learned to perform the lengthy procedure using only seven small incisions and four robotic tools.
“The ability to do this complicated procedure in a minimally invasive way represents a major advancement,” Gill noted.
Thus far, the team has performed the robotic surgery on nine cancer patients, and after about seven montyhs of follow-up,
all have survived and eight show no signs of the disease.
According to Keck Medicine of USC, Gill has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award, presented by the President of India for Eminent Medical Person in India. It marked the first time a physician living outside of India was selected for this national award. Dr. Gill also was awarded the St. Paul’s Medal by the British Association of Urological Surgeons, which is the highest honor bestowed by the organization.
He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 50 book chapters and eight textbooks. He was elected to the prestigious American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons in 2003, and was selected as European Urology’s first North American editor.
Having received his M.D. and master’s degree from Indian institutions — Punjabi University and Dayanand Medical College, respectively — Gill is currently the Chairman and Professor of the Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology at USC, founding Executive Director of the USC Institute of Urology, and Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation.
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