International conference on organ transplantation from Saturday

Kathmandu, Dec 12: The International Conference on Organ Transplantation is taking place in Kathmandu from Saturday.    
Nepalese Society of Organ Transplantation is hosting the conference.    

According to Society Chair Dr Pukar Chandra Shrestha, 19 specialist doctors from India, Japan, Netherlands and the United Kingdom will participate in the conference.    
A total of 26 working papers related to organ transplantation will be presented in the conference.    

Liver and kidney can be donated after brain death, he said, adding the objective of the conference was to motivate the general public for organs donration.    
Kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, small intestine, eyes and pancreas brain can be donated even after deats, it is informed. (RSS)