Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Kerala Approves ₹643.88cr for Organ Transplant Institute
The government is building a special hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala, dedicated to organ transplants.
This project will cost over ₹643.88 crore and will bring together all aspects of organ donation and transplantation under one roof.
The hospital will have a 510-bed capacity, multiple operating rooms and offer several academic courses.
It will treat organ damage, perform transplant surgeries, and provide rehabilitation, with a goal to make organ transplantation more accessible.
The State Cabinet approved a ₹643.88 crore project for the Kozhikode Institute.
The institute aims to centralize organ donation, transplantation, research, and training.
It will be a specialized institution with trained medical professionals.
The institute will be built on 20 acres and have a 510-bed hospital.
The project includes 31 academic courses.
- Who
- The State Cabinet and Health Minister Veena George
- What
- Establishment of the State Institute of Organ and Tissue Transplantation.
- When
- Administrative sanction given on Thursday.
- Where
- Kozhikode, Kerala
- Why
- To consolidate organ donation, transplantation, research, and training.
- Cost
- ₹643.88 crore
- Location
- Kozhikode, Kerala
- Area
- 20 acres
- Beds (Total)
- 510
- Operating Rooms
- 16
- Planned Courses
- 31
