Two years after getting a nod for hand transplantation, Parel-based KEM Hospital is yet conducted a hand transplant surgery. KEM became the first government hospital in Maharashtra to register for hand transplantation. With hand transplantation, the brain-dead patient has to be amputated which is difficult for most families to accept." Just like other organ donations, the NGOs and similar organisations promote hand donation too, lack of awareness is holding donor families back. HAND DONATION

Source: dna May 14, 2018 01:18 UTC