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First successful kidney transplant for an international patient in Mangaluru

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May 13, 2019

Mangaluru, May 13: Francis John Musembi, a 58 years old man from Kenya was given a fresh lease of life after undergoing a successful kidney transplant at Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute, Mangaluru.

A team of doctors led by Dr Pradeep K.J., Consultant Nephrologist and Dr. Abhijith Shetty, Consultant Urologist of Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute, Mangalore performed the transplant. This adds another milestone and achievement in the field of Medical Tourism. A lot of patients are coming to Mangalore from across the world for treatment but this is a first successful kidney transplant done for an international patient in Mangaluru and Udupi districts. Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute Limited is proud to have played a pioneering role in creating this legacy in healthcare.

Mr. Francis had been suffering from chronic kidney failure for the past many years and undergoing hemodialysis twice a week in Kenya. He had to travel 70 kms twice a week for dialysis. Dialysis is quite painful and expensive treatment in Kenya. He is married with 5 children and works as an agricultural scientist in Kenya. One out of his 7 brothers, Mr. Patrick seeing his plight willingly agreed to donate him his Kidney. They contacted many local hospitals but the cost of transplant was very high and facilities were not on par.

Indiana Hospital has tie up with Kenyan government to treat such patients in our hospital and hence he was referred to Indiana Hospital. Our hospital’s Medical Tourism department & Transplant committee worked hand in hand to obtain all the state and embassy approvals at the earliest. Mr. Francis underwent a successful transplant on March 28th 2019. He is now healthy and free of dialysis.

“Organ donation is a gift any one can give, it has no cost and it is very powerful.  With this first successful transplant we want to create awareness among people regarding organ transplant. You don’t have to be a doctor to save lives; you too can save a life by donating your organs.  Keep an open mind, pledge your organs - your organs need not die with you, they can live by giving a new life to others who need them,” said Dr Yusuf Kumble, Managing Director, Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute limited.

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June 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Jun 16: Stones were pelted by villagers at an ambulance and a vehicle of health department at Tanda village here, which was fetching 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment.

"A medical team along with some police personnel had gone to the Tanda village to bring 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment on Monday," Lada Martin Marbaniang, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kalaburagi said.

"The medical team had an argument with villagers, which turned violent and those people started pelting stones at the ambulance and a vehicle of the health department," the SP said.

"On getting information, we rushed more security forces to the village. I visited the spot and spoke to a few leaders. Subsequently, we were able to convince them and all of them were brought to the hospital. A case has been registered against violent offenders," he added.

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July 9,2020

Bengaluru,  Jul 9: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he was opposed to a tie-up with Janata Dal-Secular in the last Lok Sabha elections but the party high command did not listen to him.

"I had suggested that we should fight alone (in Lok Sabha elections) because JD-S votes would not have come to us and our votes would not have gone to JD-S," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

Congress leader said that he was the only one to make the suggestion and he did not get support.

"I was the only one to raise a voice that's why it was not heard by (party) high command and I did not get support. We might have won over seven seats in parliament election if we had fought alone," he said.

After forming government in Karnataka in 2018 with support of JD-S, Congress had fought the 2019 general election in a pre-poll alliance with the party. Congress could only one seat of the 21 it contested and JD-S also won one seat of the seven it contested.

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July 1,2020

Udupi, July 1: In a concerning development, another SSLC student in Udupi district has tested positive for covid-19.

With this the number of covid-19 patients among SSLC students in the coastal district rose to three. All of them are girls.

The fresh case has been reported from Byndoor. She has already written three papers.

She had reportedly developed some of the symptoms and hence her throat swabs were sent for testing on June 30. Today she received positive report, sources said.

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