With the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases, there is a rising number of patients who suffer from irreversible organ ailments involving the Kidneys, Liver, Heart. Their outcome can be improved with the opportunity of organ transplant surgery. However, only 2-3% receive such lifesaving transplants and more than 5 lakh die due to a lack of organ donations. To bridge this gap, the state developed a cadaver transplant programme in 2005 and further strengthened it by augmenting the entire ecosystem in 2019 with the establishment of SOTTO Gujarat. Issue Predominance of Public Sector Hospitals In Cadaver Transplants: Public sector hospitals have been playing a pivotal role in organ donation/retrieval and cadaveric transplants. Gujarat has ensured world-class facilities at its Autonomous NABH accredited public sector institutes of excellence – Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center (IKDRC) & U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre (UNMICRC). Gujarat is the only state to conduct Cardiac Transplants in the public sector and over 570 Robotic Kidney Transplantations in the government setup. Equitable Care with Affirmative Discretion: Gujarat leads in Cadaveric Organ Donation & Transplants in the Public sector through a strong ecosystem, with SOTTO Gujarat at its pivot, to ensure that the most underprivileged have access to otherwise prohibitively expensive life-saving transplant services along with provisions to prioritize the vulnerable section of the society i.e. women & children... Read More