Tripura docs give new lease of life to two men, conduct two kidney transplants

In a significant achievement for Tripurarsquos healthcare sector governmentrun Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital in Agartala has successfully conducted two consecutive kidney transplants for the first time in the statersquos history officials said on TuesdayHospital Superintendent Dr Bidhan Goswami said this milestone was made possible through the dedicated efforts of Chief Minister Manik Saha a dental surgeon who holds the health portfolioWith the completion of the sixth and seventh kidney transplants on Monday and Tuesday March 30 and 31 the medical college and hospital have now performed a total of 7 successful kidney transplantsIn all cases both donors and recipients are reported to be stable and healthyThe two latest transplants were conducted under the supervision of specialist doctors from Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital in collaboration with experts from a private hospital and research institute in Imphal ManipurldquoWhile earlier transplants were performed individually this marks the first time that two procedures were successfully carried out on consecutive days in the state setting a new benchmarkrdquo Dr Goswami saidOn Monday March 30 a 36yearold man from Baikhora in South Tripura district underwent a kidney transplant receiving the organ from his 33yearold childhood friendOn Tuesday another transplant was performed on a 33yearold resident of Champaknagar in West Tripura who received a kidney donated by his 59yearold fatherAccording to the latest updates both donors and recipients are in stable condition and under close medical observation the hospital superintendent saidThe procedures were conducted by a multidisciplinary team of doctors from the Departments of Nephrology Urology and Anaesthesiology with support from specialists at Manipur HospitalDr Goswami said nursing staff and operating theatre technicians also played a crucial role with overall supervision by senior nursing officialsThe sixth transplant procedure began on Monday morning and concluded in the afternoon lasting approximately six hours while the seventh started on Tuesday morning and ended in the afternoon taking about five hoursThe official stated that this achievement reflects the state governmentrsquos strong commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructureNotably the firstever kidney transplant in Tripura was conducted on July 8 2024 and the fifth transplant was successfully done on November 4 2025Meanwhile the Tripura government has sought guidance and support from All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS New Delhi to expand access to advanced healthcare services in the stateA fourmember team from AIIMS New Delhi led by its Director M Srinivas visited Agartala Government Medical College Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital and other governmentrun healthcare facilities in June last year to assess the statersquos medical infrastructure and servicesThe visit was undertaken at the request of Chief Minister Manik SahaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever