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 30th 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.
