Second kidney transplant set for January 31

Jan 25, 2009 News

The Georgetown Public Hospital and the Ministry of Health are all geared and ready to undertake the second kidney transplant in Guyana. This surgery is slated to take place on January 31, 2009 at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

At a press conference held yesterday, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told members of the media that the transplant will be performed on a male from Georgetown, who is in his fifties.

According to Minister Ramsammy, the programme is expanding, as it is being formalized as part of the regular services being provided at the GPHC.

However, he made it clear that this in no way means that the GPHC would be able to do transplants every day, and that the hospital would still not be able to meet the demands of all the Guyanese who require kidney transplants. Therefore, some patients would still have to travel abroad for kidney transplants.

Dr. Ramsammy explained that this is the beginning of the programme in order to build capacity, and since there is a small number of persons who require kidney transplants in Guyana, the Health Ministry hopes that, at the end of the five-year development period, the GPHC would be able to meet the demand that exists in Guyana.

“So we are at the moment addressing the supply side… we are building capacity on the supply side,” Minister Ramsammy said.

He added that the transplant will be done by the same team that travelled from New York and Washington for the first transplant, and the team will be working closely with the Guyanese doctors.

It was explained that the recipients of the transplant are not chosen strictly because of their need and age; they are chosen based on health complications and the fact that they have a compatible donor.

On arrival of the doctors, a clinic will be established at which the team will be seeing other patients; and according to the Health Minister, the choice of the patient is really up to the doctors.

“They need to look at the general health of the patient, whether they can withstand the trauma of that type of surgery.”

The first kidney transplant in Guyana was done in July, and it was deemed successful. 18-year-old Munesh Mangal, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, who has for many years suffered from renal failure, received a kidney from his mother, 41-year-old Leelkumarie Nirananjan Mangal.

Currently, these two patients are said to be living healthy lives.

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