Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 24: SKIMS launched awareness program on cadaveric transplant in the wake of World Kidney Day which is to be held on March 13.
A statement of the institute said it is in process of starting the Cadaveric Transplant program and launches large scale awareness program on same.
The program is aimed to aware general public about the cadaveric kidney transplant concerns and facts (a kidney/liver or other organ donated from a cadaver; a person that is brain dead) and will be participated by prominent religious/ social leaders besides eminent medical professionals of the valley.
Quoting Director SKIMS Dr. Showkat Zargar, the statement said there are many misconceptions particularly about cadaveric transplant and in this regard SKIMS on World Kidney Day want to thrust on this pertinent issue to make people aware about the same and address major concerns, facts and treatment options.
Professor Khurshid A. Banday of Nephrology Department said initially SKIMS will conduct large scale seminar in which people from all sections of society will participate and will reach out to public through media, social networking and community and religious leaders to spread awareness and highlight issue of cadaveric transplant and conduct awareness workshops on continuous basis.
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