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Kidney Federation of India was born on the operation  table when Fr. Davis Chiramel, donated one of his kidney to Mr. Gopinathan, a native of Vatanapilly, Thrissur on 30^th September 2009.

And kidney bank ( a concept of Fr. Davis Chiramel) had its birth when Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, an industrialist donated one of his kidney to a totally unrelated person. Kidney Banking is a network of people who are willing to donate their kidneys. The one who donates is an ‘investor’ and the one who receives is a ‘share holder’.

How it works?

            In many cases, blood groups of immediate relatives willing to donate a kidney might not match with the patient.  Thus the chain starts from a voluntary donation by an unrelated person.  In return the immediate relative of the receipient donates a kidney to another patient if his/her blood group.  In turn, that patients relative donates a kidney to another patient and so on.

Who can be a kidney donor?

             Any healthy person between the age of 18 and 60 and not suffering from other severe diseases like hypertension, diabetics willing to donate can do  so after a detailed medical check up, and approval of papers from the authorization committee.

Procedures

To register with Kidney Federation of India showing the following details -Name and address of the patient with his/ her blood group, telephone number    (minimum telephone number compulsory)., copy of ID card, letter from corporation/ counsellor stating that he/she a patient , Name and address of Donor with his/ her blood group, telephone number (2 nos. compulsory)

On scrutiny and verification, both the patient & donor with their papers and documents will be called by Kidney Federation of India for counseling.

On successful completion of counseling they have undergo the necessary cross matching investigations.

 On completion, they have to proceed with the paper work before the authorization committee.

 On approval of authorization committee they can proceed with the transplantation surgery.

For  further clarifications contact : 0487-2322999/2382065.

Kochuseph Chittilappilly writes....

Kochuseph Chittilappily writes about his kidney donation experience in his blog




Kidney Donation

How it works

I am happy to be the first link in the chain of kidney donors of the Kidney Federation of India.
It gives me joy to save another’s life. The feeling is indescribable!

How it works?

The recipient of a kidney finds a donor from his family to donate a kidney to another recipient whose
family donates a kidney to yet another recipient and so on and so forth, till a chain of donors and
recipients are formed. Donors are selected based on qualification of medical criteria.

Who can donate?

Any person who is 100% fit. A person free of disorders like diabetes cholesterol, heart disease,
blood pressure etc. in short those who are not, in any way, vulnerable to renal disorders.

How does it affect normal life?

Studies have proven that less than 50% of a functioning kidney is sufficient for a normal human being
to live a healthy life. Donating a kidney, in no way, affects normal life! You can return to your routine
as soon as you recuperate from the surgery.

For more information on kidney donation, finding a donor or to become a donor, contact

Rev. Fr. Davis Chirammel
Chairman
Kidney Federation of India
Reg Number: 451/1V/ 2009
Phone – 0487 2382065
Mobile: 9846236342

His experience has been recorded in his book- A Journey to One Kidney

Types of Living Donation

There are different types of living donation, which generally are determined by two factors--(1) whether the donor and recipient are biologically related and (2) whether the donor is directing the donation. "Directing" means the donor identifies the specific person to whom he or she is donating. The different forms of donation and the terminology used to describe them are as follows:

·                     Living related donation: the living donor directs the donation to a specific recipient who is a blood relative (such as a parent, child, or sibling). Looking at UNOS data for living kidney donations made since 1988, about 75% were living related donations.

·                     Living unrelated donation: the living donor directs the donation to a specific recipient who is not a blood relative (such as a spouse, a friend, or co-worker). About 24% of living kidney donations since 1988 were living unrelated donations.

·                     Living non-directed donation: the living donor does not direct the donation. Instead, the recipient is selected from a list of compatible people on a kidney waiting list. This form of donation is also sometimes called "anonymous" donation because the donor and recipient do not necessarily ever meet. Only about 1% of living kidney donations are of this type.

Another type of living donation is called paired exchange. In this situation, there are at least two donor/recipient pairs where the donors are not able to donate to the directed recipients because of blood types that aren't compatible or because of a positive crossmatch. (See LDO kidney page 4 for more on blood and tissue compatibility.) 

However, the donor in one pair is compatible with the recipient of the other pair, and vice versa, allowing the donor of one pair to donate to the recipient of the other pair.  In some cases, more than two donor/recipient pairs are linked in an extended "chain" of donation.

Here's an example of a paired exchange. Assume in the first donor/recipient pair, the donor, Jim, is blood type A and the person he'd like to donate to, Lisa, is blood type B. Jim can't donate to Lisa because they have incompatible blood types. In the second pair, the donor, Niki, is blood type B and she'd like to donate to Mike, but he's blood type A. They are incompatible. Paired exchange provides the solution: Jim donates to Mike (both blood type A), and Niki donates to Lisa (both blood type B). This form of living donation is rare, but organizations have been formed recently to facilitate the matching of donor/recipient pairs. As a result, the number of paired exchanges is increasing rapidly. 

More information on the paired exchange organizations can be found on the LDO kidney links page.

http://www.livingdonorsonline.org

A Brief History of Living Kidney Donation

Living kidney donation began in 1954 with the donation by Ronald Herrick to his identical twin, Richard. The procedure was performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, MA. Being identical twins was an advantage because there was no risk of rejection--the tissue types were identical. The procedure was a success, and Richard lived a healthy life until his death eight years later of causes unrelated to the donation. At this writing, Ronald Herrick is still living.

Living kidney donation is now commonplace. In fact, kidney transplantation is no longer considered experimental and is routinely covered by medical insurance programs.

In 1995, a new surgical procedure using laparoscopic techniques to procure the kidney from the donor was pioneered. This less invasive procedure, called "laparoscopic nephrectomy," has replaced "open nephrectomy" as the most common surgical procedure because of more positive outcomes for the donor.

An emerging ethical issue is the growth in the number of donations where this is no biological or emotional tie between the donor and recipient. The number of these donations has been increasing since 2000, facilitated by the development of more powerful anti-rejection drugs, which has reduced the importance of tissue matching and, therefore, the need for close biological ties. It has also been aided by the use of web sites that connect potential donors with potential recipients even though the individuals are essentially strangers. On one side of the issue, such donors increase the number of transplants at a time when they are desperately needed. 

Some argue these donors also receive personal benefit and increased self-esteem from donating. On the other side of the issue, some ethicists and medical professionals are suspicious of people who meet over the Internet, assuming the probability of illegal compensation or coercion is higher. Ethicists are also concerned that solicitation of an unrelated person to donate bypasses the safeguards built into the current organ allocation system. In response to these concerns, some transplant centers do not allow unrelated living donor transplants unless there is a biological or emotional relationship between the donor and recipient. People who are willing to donate anonymously or who met recipients on the Internet have been prevented from donating at these transplant centers. 

An experimental development in living donation is the use of the donor's bone marrow to minimize or even eliminate the need for anti-rejection drugs by the recipient. The technique, called chimerism, has the donor first donating bone marrow, which is used to change the recipient's immune system. The donor then donates a kidney. Anti-rejection drugs are used initially, but eventually the recipient does not need to take those drugs. This process was tried on five patients. 

The transplant teams provided an update in January 2008, five years after the procedure, reporting that one patient rejected the kidney, and the other four patients have kept the donated kidney without the use of anti-rejection drugs. Oddly, the authors of the report did not share any information whatsoever on the fate of the five donors who provided the bone marrow and kidneys essential to the procedure. This process is still considered experimental and is not available. 

http://www.livingdonorsonline.org

Kidney Donor Frequently Asked Questions

Donating a kidney is a major decision. There are many things you should know before making your decision.


Here are the answers for some Frequently Asked Questions by Kidney Donors

·         How do family and friends know when it is time to consider donation?

·         Who can be a donor?

·         Do some donors have trouble making the decision to donate?

·         What is the first step to becoming a living donor?

·         What does the donor evaluation include?

·         What are the health risks associated with being a donor?

·         Will giving a kidney affect my lifestyle?

·         Will I have trouble keeping or getting insurance after the donation?

·         How do I prepare for surgery?

·         What happens on the day of surgery?

·         How is the laparoscopic surgery performed?

·         What happens after the surgery?

·         What should I expect during recovery at home?

·         What kind of follow-up is needed?

·         What emotions do donors feel after the surgery?

·         Who pays for the medical costs?

·         Are there any expenses not covered?

http://www.umm.edu/

Kidney Federation In Media

Thanks for the support extended towards all our endeavours.......

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/kochi/kidney-patient-loses-life-to-red-tapism/290127.html

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http://www.scrollindia.com/art-zone/kerala-zone/855-father-davis-chiramel-kidney-federation-of-india-talks-to-scrollindia-after-his-mass-journey-manava-karunya-yatr/

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http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/2009/10/selfless-and-sensational-priest.html

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How We Work

Kidney Federation of India (KFI) is the first of its kind in Kerala, aiming to provide succor to kidney patients. Kidney Federation was formally inaugurated on 30th September 2009 on the operation table of Lake Shore Hospital, Kochi when i Fr. Davis Chiramel’s kidney  successfully donated his kidney to  Mr Chakkamadathil Gopinathan, an electrician hailing from a poor family in Vatanappally.

Our Objectives are:

·                     Encourage Kidney Donation by family members of the patient.

·                     Set up a Kidney Bank through organizing people willing to donate organs, kidney in particular, in the event of brain death.    

·                     Assist Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in documentation related to transplantation. 

·                     Organize financial assistance to very needy CKD patients for dialysis and transplantation 

·                     Identify and honor kidney donors 

·                     Organise financial assistance to poor patients after transplantation 

·                     Provide systematic counseling to patients and donors 

·                     Educate public on Kidney failure and precautions – counseling on life style etc 

·                     Setting up of dedicated dialysis centers and drug banks 

·                     Organise rehabilitation programmes for deserving after transplantation 

·                     Impress up on Governments to provide assistance of various types to kidney patients including subsidizing dialysis, reimbursement of transplantation charges, reservation of jobs to genuine donors and donees etc.

·                     Organise national and international chapters.

Welcome to the Blog of Kidney Federation of India

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