First skin bank in Telangana inaugurated at OGH
The Hindu
Skin grafting improves survival chances of burns victims
A Skin Bank at Osmania General Hospital was inaugurated by Telangana Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali on Monday. It is a first in any of the government or corporate hospital in the State, and 17th across India. It holds significance as chances of mortality increases among people who suffer from over 50% burns. Professor at the department, N Nagaprasad, said that pain and infection decreases when skin is used for treatment on the burns patients, thereby chances of survival too increases. After clearing all tests and cultures, harvested skin can be stored for up to five years. Rotary Club of Hyderabad East ( RCHE) and Hetero Group have tied up with the government hospital to set up the Skin Bank, at around ₹ 60 lakh cost, with support of National Burns Centres, which is providing technological inputs to the project.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.