The Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority Act 2023, according to the acting provincial health minister, is prepared for approval.
The Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority Act 2023, according to the acting provincial health minister, is prepared for approval.
Under the leadership of acting health minister Dr. Javed Akram, a meeting of the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA)’s monitoring committee was held in the department of specialized health, research, and medical education.
DG Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority Prof. Dr. Shehzad Anwar, CEO Punjab Health Care Commission Saqib Aziz, Dr. Izhar Chaudhry, members of the monitoring authority, Special Secretary Shoaib Jadoon, Special Secretary Syed Wajid Ali Shah, and Dean Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre Prof. Dr. Faisal Dar participated via video link conference. The Organ Transplantation Authority’s director general presented the monitoring authority’s agenda.
Dr. Javed Akram, the interim provincial health minister, said: “The public should benefit from Punjab Organ Transplantation Authority’s increased activity. The right to life may be compensated if the patient’s organs are used to save their lives. There should be no leniency for those involved in the illegal transplantation of human organs.”
He continued, “There is a strict law in place. For the employees of the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority, we will conduct capacity building. It has been suggested that those who donate their organs to patients in need should be eligible for a civil award from the government. The Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority Organ registers donations.”
PHOTA is a provincial regulatory body that was established in 2013, in response to a number of incidents that exposed a tradition of illegal trade and transplantation of human cells, organs, and tissues in the province with the highest population in Pakistan.
The PHOTA is the main provincial organisation in charge of overseeing stem cell and organ transplantation procedures as well as initiatives to boost organ donor registration and donation in Punjab.
It oversees all donations from both living and dead people and regulates both public and private hospitals that remove, store, and use human cells, organs, and tissues for medical treatment. Hearts, kidneys, and livers have all been successfully transplanted, among other organs.