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In fact, the city is home to the country’s first successful swap transplant in 2006, coincidentally involving a Hindu and a Muslim family. “They would discuss their fears and even find solutions to procedural obstructions together,” the son said.Mumbai is not new to interfaith swap transplants. That’s when Dr Hemal Shah, head of nephrology at Saifee Hospital, discussed the option of swap transplant. “In swap transplants, timing, health, fitness and finances of two families need to run in tandem. Dr Shah added that swap transplants are a suitable answer to India’s situation, where 1.5 lakh are waiting for kidneys at any point.Since the Apex Swap Transplant Registry was formed in 2008, 60 transplants have been carried out..