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Currently, the government’s Transplantation Committee takes anywhere between four to six months to allow patients and their families to take up swap transplantations

Senior nephrologists on the eve of the World Kidney Day, which falls on Thursday, have called for faster processing of permission required to take up swap transplantation of kidneys, which is expected to increase the kidney donation pool for the needy.

At present, the government’s Transplantation Committee takes anywhere between four to six months, to allow patients and their families to take up swap transplantations.

“Patients suffering from end-stage kidney ailments need quick transplantation. A waiting period of four to six months makes things tough for patients,” said Dr. G. Sridhar, Nephrologist, Global Hospitals.

Keywords: World Kidney Day, kidney transplant, Transplantation Committee, nephrology, urology, Global Hospitals