The High Court highlighted that concern about commercialization of organ donation can be reduced by removing the direct link between the person who offers to donate and the recipient.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI/ATK): In a historic accomplishment, a team led by Dr. Sachin Soni, Consultant Intervention Nephrologist, Medicover Hospitals, Aurangabad gave a second lease of life to the patient by performing World's first HIV positive living Donor to HIV positive Recipient ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplant. The patient suffered from kidney disease and was on CAPD home dialysis for the last 3 years. Both patients have been discharged from the hospital recovering well and are now able to go about their daily activities with ease. Nitin Desai (name changed) , a 46-year-old resident, a cotton trader from Beed District was detected to be HIV positive in 2008 and was started on antiretroviral therapy. He was detected with severe hypertension and kidney failure in 2019. He first approached Dr Soni in 2020 and was treated with home dialysis (CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis) for the last 3 years. His health condition gradually deteriorated