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- The Andhra Pradesh government announced a phased plan to upgrade 12 government teaching hospitals into full-fledged organ transplant centres, aiming to reduce reliance on private hospitals and help poorer patients.
- In the first phase, kidney transplant services will be expanded at hospitals in Visakhapatnam, Palasa, Kurnool, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tirupati and Kakinada, with liver transplants targeted by 2028 and heart transplants in three cities by 2030.
- Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said 5,935 patients in the State are currently waiting for organ transplants.
- The government also plans to raise donor funeral assistance from ₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh, pending the Chief Minister's approval.
What to watch next
- Approval of the proposal to increase donor funeral assistance to ₹1 lakh
- Rollout and timeline of kidney transplant expansion in the first-phase hospitals
- Progress on feasibility studies for liver transplants by 2028 and heart transplants by 2030
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