SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL ADDS ANOTHER FEATHER TO IT’S CAP

New Delhi (KCN) :

As per the vision of the Honourable Health Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya ji and esteemed Director General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel to start a Bone Marrow Transplant facility in Central government hospitals at the earliest, Medical Superintendent Dr. B.L Sherwal and OSD Dr. Vandana Talwar inaugurated it’s much awaited Bone marrow transplant unit at Safdarjung Hospital. Dr.Sherwal stated that opening of a BMT unit at Safdarjung hospital, one of the prime central government hospital, would provide a big relief for all the poor patients. Earlier in Delhi, only AIIMS offered this facility in a government set up for patients of blood cancer and other cancers. SJH is the first central government hospital where BMT facility will be available at a negligible cost to the patient against a cost of 10-15 lakhs in private hospitals.
BMT is a process where the blood or marrow of a healthy donor replaces unhealthy blood forming cells (stem cells) of the patient with healthy stem cells which later form red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets stated Dr Kaushal Kalra HOD Medical Oncology. Bone marrow transplant may use cells from own body (autologous transplant) or from a donor (allogeneic transplant). This is done in transplant eligible patients and is an essential treatment procedure especially in blood cancer, lymphoma, multiple myeloma patients and some congenital diseases.The occasion was graced by other Additional MSs. The transplant will be performed by the teams of Medical Oncology under Dr Kaushal kalra and Dr Mukesh Nagar, Hematology under Dr J M Khunger and Dr Sumita Chaudhry.