Odisha
March 11, 2022

The Bhubaneswar branch of All India Institute of Medical Science has announced the opening of a Kidney Transplant facility in the state soon. The announcement was made on Thursday which is also celebrated as World Kidney Day.
“After getting the required permission, the much-needed renal transplant programme will commence,” said AIIMS Bhubaneswar Medical Superintendent Sachidananda Mohanty on the occasion of the celebration of World Kidney Day on Thursday.
“Many kidney failure patients from Odisha as well as from the neighbouring states will be benefited from this service. AIIMS Bhubaneswar has developed the required infrastructure for renal transplant to serve people,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion head and assistant professor of the Nephrology Department Dr Sandip Kumar Panda said that AIIMS Bhubaneswar has been providing dialysis service since 2019.
“Kidney patients are also getting plasmapheresis, CRRT and renal biopsy services here. Odisha is witnessing a steady rise in chronic kidney disease. Though the exact data is not clear, various studies show the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is around 10-14% (in Odisha) which is more than our national average. Moreover, there are some areas in our State where the prevalence of kidney disease is near about 20% and they are called CKD hotspots,” said Panda.