‘Action being taken against illegal transplant trade’

LAHORE:Caretaker Provincial Health Minister Prof Dr Javed Akram has said that an indiscriminate action was being taken against the elements involved in the heinous business of illegal transplantation of human organs.

He was speaking as special guest in the awareness seminar organised by Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) at a hotel Tuesday.

Secretary Auqaf Syed Tahir Raza Bukhari, King Edward Medical University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mehmood Ayaz, Fatima Jinnah Medical University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Masood Gondal, Amiruddin Medical College Principal Prof Dr Sardar Al Farid Zafar, Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority Director General Prof Dr Shehzad Anwar, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences MS Prof Dr Jodat Saleem, Dean Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute Prof Dr Faisal Saud Dar and many other scholars participated.

The minister appealed to the scholars to spread awareness about human organ donation in the society. He said that Pakistan is facing many problems in the health sector. We have to adopt a better lifestyle to lead a better life. Our body is a trust of Allah. We should protect this trust of Allah. We are currently paying a heavy price for the ill health of eating fast food. He further said that Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute is an exemplary institution. Recently, three human lives have been recently saved in PKLI.

Fatima Jinnah Medical University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Masood Gondal said that quacks are playing with human lives. King Edward Medical University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mehmood Ayaz appreciated the services of Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority. Amiruddin Medical College Principal Prof Dr Sardar Al Farid Zafar congratulated PHOTA Director General Prof Dr Shahzad Anwar and his team for organising the awareness seminar.