Jeevandan Programme
ANDHRA PRADESH
Beneficiary Oriented Solution - State
Health
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The Government has cleared a new comprehensive scheme "Jeevandan" proposed by the Cadaver Transplantation Advisory Committee (CTAC) to give a fillip to organ transplantation. The Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) has been designated as the Appropriate Authority for Cadaver Transplantation (AACT).
Project Details
Brief Background
A large number of patients suffering from irreversible organ ailments involving heart liver pancreas and kidney could lead a healthy life if they had the opportunity to undergo transplant surgery. Considering the ethical issues surrounding live and deceased donor organ donation the government-constituted committee came out with recommendations for streamlining procedures for cadaver transplantation in registered hospitals.
Objective
Chronic diseases are replacing the infectious diseases as the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Incidence and prevalence rates of end-stage chronic organ failure be its congestive heart failure (CHF) chronic lung disease (CLD) chronic liver disease or chronic kidney disease (CKD) are rising due to population epidemiological and health transitions.. The prevalence of CKD in Indian population varies from 0.785% to 1.39%. The prevalence of heart failure in India due to coronary heart disease hypertension obesity diabetes and rheumatic heart disease ranges from 1.3 to 4.6 million with an annual incidence of 491 600-1.8 million. The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in India is on the rise. The estimated population with chronic viral hepatitis in India is 400-500 million and is projected to be the third leading cause of deaths worldwide by 2020.
Benefits
The Quality of life for patients with chronic organ failure is even poorer than that for many common cancers. There is a gradual decrease in health status and daily functioning in patients with end stage organ failure and timing of death remains uncertain. The cost burden on patients also increases with duration of the disease. Organ transplantation is the only cure to such patients. Though transplantation has been in practice in India for more than 3 decades it has been grossly inadequate in terms of actual numbers due to a shortage of resources and organs. There are thousands of patients waiting for organ transplantation. Organ replacement remains only a dream for the vast majority of these patients.
