LAHORE:The 42nd meeting of the Monitoring Authority of the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) was held under the chairmanship of Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique.
PHOTA Director General Prof M Aamir Zaman Khan presented various agenda items for approval. A report on the implementation of decisions from the Monitoring Authority’s 41st meeting was presented, and the minutes of that meeting were formally approved.
Based on PHOTA inspections and Executive Committee recommendations, the meeting approved the renewal of registrations for the next three years given to the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI), Lahore, for bone marrow transplant; Sheikh Zayed Hospital (Lahore), Jinnah Memorial Hospital (Rawalpindi), and Farooq Hospital (Rawalpindi) for renal transplantation; and Eye Consultants Clinic (Rawalpindi) for corneal transplantation.
Approval was also granted for PHOTA to conduct training sessions aimed at capacity building regarding deceased organ donation and transplantation. Additionally, various proposals to transition the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority to a paperless system were considered.Khawaja Salman Rafique stated that the capacity of the Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority (PHOTA) is being enhanced in line with the CM's vision.
