Pediatric Liver Transplantation Awareness Program

On the occasion of Children's Day, 14 Nov 2022 Liver Pancreas Foundation of Hyderabad organized a Pediatric Liver Transplantation Awareness Program and launched a 24x7 emergency liver helpline for children with liver diseases. The Program was conducted by the Liver Pancreas Foundation of Hyderabad, felicitating more than 25 Pediatric Liver Transplant patients who were gifted with two months of free expensive immunosuppressant medication and also bicycles, encouraging them to have an active lifestyle. 

Actor and Producer Shri Vijay Devarakonda and an Indian Mountaineer, Ms. Malavath Purna, were the chief guest at the function. Shri Vijay Devarakonda had words of encouragement for the children who have successfully overcome a serious, major liver disease. And distributed the gifts and spent some time with the children. Then, Ms. Malavath Purna inaugurated a 24x7 liver helpline to help children with pediatric liver diseases.

Dr. CH. Madhusudhan, Prof. & Head - Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation, Osmania Medical College, said that "Pediatric liver disease with early and better investigations and more awareness periodically can aid in effective treatment. Many of these patients, if they are given an opportunity and undergo liver transplantation at the right time, can lead a completely healthy normal life like others. Many parents feel that they can go for a new child, but many times they do generate the subsequent children may also have pediatric liver disease. Funds are a major problem, but with the current crowdfunding and all that, a lot of patients from the low poor and lower middle class are undergoing liver transplantation. Also, long-term survival in these patients is excellent."

Then Dr. Phani Krishna Ravula, Liver Transplant Surgeon, said that "Once a successful liver transplant happens, they can have a normal long lifestyle. Obviously, somebody has to donate the liver when they're going ahead with Pediatric Liver Transplant. Many times parents come forward, and usually, it's a small part of the liver that's taken and safe to donate liver in pediatric patients. People who donate their liver don't need any future checkups or future medication. They can lead normal lives after donation.

Dr. Govind Verma, Hepatologist, has said that many times children, when getting jaundice, parents get panicked and rush to get some kind of non-allopathic medication which leads to liver failure.

Timely advice is very important for these patients. In view of that, he added the launch of a 24x7 free emergency liver helpline which will be directly connected to pediatric liver specialists, hepatologists and liver transplant specialists to get advice for any diagnosed liver disease and disorders.

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