Successful kidney transplant in Pokhara!

POKHARA: A kidney transplant from Pokhara is now possible. A kidney transplant has been donated by the Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences.

The kidney transplantation was conducted on a 53-year-old woman from Annapurna Rural Municipality in the district on Thursday. She was donated the organ by her husband.

It took four hours for a team of specialist doctors to transplant the kidney. The Hospital has however maintained the names of the organ donor and recipient anonymous.

Dr. Bharat Khatri, the foundation’s director, announced that the year-long effort had been successful.

It is said there are around 500 kidney patients receiving dialyses service every day in Pokhara.