Aizawl: Mizoram Health Minister Lalrinpuii has announced that tissue transplantation will soon be available at the state-run Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH).
Speaking during a party meeting in south Mizoram’s Lunglei town, she said the necessary arrangements have been made with the support of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) for tissue transplantation service at ZMCH.
The health minister said that they have identified a transplant coordinator, consultant, and other staff. “We have also arranged operation theatre at Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH) and the license is being awaited,” she said.
Once the license is obtained, medical experts will come from other states to do kidney and heart transplantations here, she said.
She added, “While heart transplant costs around Rs. 9 lakh in two private hospitals in Aizawl, it will cost only Rs. 1 lakh at ZMCH.”
The state government on Wednesday converted the Zoram Medical College Society into a fully government-owned medical institution. It has been rechristened as Zoram Medical College and Hospital.
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She stated that the government is undertaking efforts to address the shortage of doctors and healthcare workers in the state.
She said, “We are taking steps to recruit 100 healthcare workers.”
