Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Nephrology Association (GNA) has ended its agitation, after successful discussions with the State government. GNA had gone on strike for three days starting from August 14, recently demanding a hike in compensation for dialysis done under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme. It is learnt that the State government has accepted this demand. Private nephrologists serve at over 60 centres established by the government. During the protest, which lasted from...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Nephrology Association (GNA), which had been on a three-day strike since August 14 in response to the disparities in dialysis rates within the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), has chosen to resume their services starting today. They are currently awaiting communication from the state government concerning the resolution of their concerns. Nevertheless, a representative from the association has cautioned that they might even consider withdrawing from the coverag...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today declared a helpline on numbers - 1800 233 1022 and 9059191905 - for patients who are in need of dialysis amidst the strike by nephrologist against dialysis of PMJAY beneficiary patients. Addressing media friends about the current situation of dialysis in the state, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Manoj Agarwal said that the state government has allocated Rs. 1650 per dialysis and Rs. 300 round trip fare, thus total Rs. 1...Read More

Gandhinagar: Private doctors linked to Nephrology Association of Gujarat are on strike from today till August 16, over government's move to reduce the rates for dialysis from Rs. 2,300 to Rs. 1,950 under PMJAY scheme (including Rs. 300 as transport allowance for patients). The rate of dialysis, the association is seeking is Rs 2,500, in which Rs 300 shall be the transport allowance for patients. The association has stated that if the demand of fixing the rates suggested by them is not accepte...Read More

Asarwa: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will usher a new dawn for the Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Centre (IKDRC) when he inaugurates India’s largest multiple organ transplant centre at Manjushree Mills compound, here in Asarwa coming Tuesday (Oct.11). The 850-bedded state-of-the-art centre, built at a cost of Rs 408 crores, is equipped with the latest diagnostic and clinical facilities to carry out multiple transplant procedures. It is housed in an 11-storeyed (2 basements plu...Read More

State Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, on Wednesday, informed that Gujarat would soon have zone-wise organ transplant centers. Patel was presiding over felicitation even organized at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC). Patel said, “The transplant is covered under various schemes by the government. We also recognize the work done by the health workers and volunteers.” “It’s an occasion to thank families who have given a new lease of life to ailing patients ...Read More

  -- કિડની ઇન્સ્ટીટ્યુટમાં 14 વર્ષમાં 5000 થી વધુ મલ્ટીઓર્ગન ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ સફળતાપૂર્વક પૂર્ણ કરવામાં આવ્યા ગાંધીનગરઃ   31 ઓગસ્ટને બુધવારે અમદાવાદ કિડની ઇન્સ્ટીટ્યૂટના સ્થાપક પદ્મશ્રી એચ.�...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government's Spokesperson minister Jitu Vaghani today said, the State government will soon provide free of cost dialysis service in all 252 talukas of the State. He said then Chief Minister Narendrabhai Modi had in year 2013 started the programme of availing one dialysis centre in every 30 to 40 km radius of the State under the title - Gujarat Dialysis Programme. At present 82 free dialysis centres are functional and new 162 centres are in progress. More than 672 dialysi...Read More

અમદાવાદઃ અમદાવાદ સિવિલ મેડિસિટીની કિડની ઈન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટને ગર્ભાશયના પ્રત્યારોપણની પરવાનગી મળી છે. હવેથી કિડની ઈન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટ ખાતે કિડની, લીવર, સ્વાદુપિંડ ઉપરાંત યુટેરસ એટલે કે ગર્ભાશયનું પણ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The number of patients on the waiting list for transplantation of various organs, including kidneys, has shot up to 1,632. The awareness with regards to organ donation has definitely increased in Gujarat in the last one year but certainly not to the extent that the need for a waiting list becomes redundant. According to Dr Vivek Kute of Civil hospital in Ahmedabad, who is associated with the Organ Transplant Society, said only 10% of the patients waiting for organ transplantation a...Read More