Odisha Hospital Liver Transplant Service Faces Dysfunction

The liver transplant service at a government hospital in Odisha is not working right now.

The hospital had agreements with two other hospitals to help with these transplants, but one of the agreements has ended.

A couple of transplants have been done, but there were some problems.

Another hospital that already helps with heart transplants wants to start helping with liver and bone marrow transplants, too.

The local hospital is also setting up a special team to try to restart the liver transplant service.

Before a transplant, doctors check the patient and donor carefully, then they need permission to do the surgery.