The Times of India | TNN | May 25, 2018, 13:12 IST.
HYDERABAD: The Director of Medical Education of Telanganahas suspended the organ transplantation licence of Continental Hospital following an enquiry based on the complaint lodged by a doctor regarding irregularities in kidney transplantation.
The suspension order dated May 21 issued to Continental Hospital by the DME says: “Continental Hospital managementknowingly had a facilitation agreement with one Tareque Azam Chowdhury who was already arrested in kidney trade in Bangladesh and was sending kidney donors to foreign countries for transplants. In spite of alert by International Transplant Committee, the applications were forwarded with fabricated documents to DME office for permission for transplants. This is a highly unethical act of Continental Hospital and will bring disrespect to the organ transplantation programme in Telangana.”
However, given the human consideration, the cases registered till May 21 were permitted but no fresh case should be taken up after theorder,itsaid.
Dr S Praveen Kumar, a former doctor of Continental Hospital, complained to the DME on July 26, 2017. Subsequently, a complaint was filed with GachibowliPS basedon which an FIR was issued on allegations of criminal breach of trust and violation of the provision of Human Organ Transplantation Act.
