Zonal Transplant Coordination Center- Mumbai

Objectives

1. To coordinate, monitor and supervise the cadaver organ transplant programme.
2. To be responsible for activities of central tissue typing laboratory and drug bank.
3. To promote and improve the recognition and awareness of organ donation with a view to
help organ failure patients to overcoming their ailment to the extent possible.
4. Without prejudice to the generality of above:

To create transplant registry end maintain it by preparing computerized list of recipients with the tissue-typing results and other relevant data. To follow and maintain a waiting list of such persons based on the priority criteria as per the guidelines/standards published by the Government of Maharashtra.
To coordinate with proper quality control central tissue typing and serological laboratory. To further help identify the appropriate recipient who should receive the prioritized organ.
To provide preservation and transportation facilities for the harvested organs.
To supervise the maintenance of computerized network between Z.T.C.C. and all the recognized hospitals for cadaver organ transplant programme and other Z.T.C.C.
To affiliates and bring together various societies, institutions, establishments, organizations, associations and individuals working for creating awareness and promoting organ donation
To take steps as may be necessary to promote organ donation
To provide facilities for communication, coordination and cooperation with similar or allied associations or societies in other cities in India and in other countries
Arranging and providing facilities for conferences, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, lectures and other functions related organ donation and its usefulness in the organ failure recipients.
To work in cooperation with any hospital, institutions, center or association having objectives altogether or in part similar to those of ZTCC.
To help and provide material for publicity regarding cadaver organ transplant programme mass media communication and their interpersonal communication
To establish drug bank and work out a system of use of this bank for the benefit of transplant patients.
To do all other lawful acts, deeds or things as are incidental to the attainment of any of the above aims and objects. To follow the guidelines laid down by State Appropriate Authority. This would include regularly reporting results and activities to MCFOT -Maharashtra Confederation for Organ Transplantation/State Appropriate Authority from time to time.