Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has written a letter to Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, requesting approval for establishing a “Multi-Organ Transplantation Surgery Department” at AIIMS Rishikesh, according to an official release.

The Chief Minister stated that in recent years, demand for advanced medical services at AIIMS Rishikesh has increased significantly, particularly in organ donation and multi-organ transplantation. As a result, the number of critical patients arriving at the institute from Uttarakhand and neighbouring states has increased steadily. Growing awareness about organ donation has also led to a rise in the number of potential donor cases, the CMO said.

Despite this increasing need, patients requiring kidney, liver, pancre

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