Summary:
So, the transplantation surgeries of poor patients have come to a standstill. It is the responsibility of the government to bear such costs on behalf of the poor patients," Chiramel, an altruistic donor of kidney to an unrelated person, said. The recipient will also have to pay Rs 1.5 lakh to the donor as the latter won't be able to go for work for three months after surgery. KOCHI: With the state government fixing Rs 2 lakh as fee to be paid by recipients of organs from Kerala network for organ sharing (KNOS), financially backward patients are finding it difficult to get organ transplantation surgeries done. The medical and diagnostic bills of the donor also will have to be paid by the recipient and this has led to a crisis.The new guidelines introduced by the government for organ transplantation and deceased donor organ transplantation have led to the these conditions..