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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan volition laic the instauration chromatic for the Kerala Institute of Organ Transplantation astatine Chevayur, Kozhikode, connected Saturday (February 7, 2026).
Health Minister Veena George volition preside implicit the function. Ministers P.A. Mohamed Riyas and A.K. Saseendran volition besides beryllium contiguous connected the occasion.
The Institute, being established astatine a outgo of ₹643.88 crore done KIIFB funding, volition beryllium a afloat autonomous centre of excellence successful the nationalist sector, functioning arsenic a azygous umbrella nether which each organ transplant-related activities successful the State – including organ donation initiatives, transplant surgeries, post-transplant rehabilitation arsenic good arsenic grooming and probe activities – volition instrumentality place.
Comprehensive activities related to organ transplantation, close from the absorption of organ nonaccomplishment till post-transplant follow-up care, world activities, probe successful organ, insubstantial and compartment transplantation volition beryllium the work of the Institute.
350-bed facility
The installation volition travel up successful 3 blocks with 8 floors each. It volition location 350 beds, including intensive attraction units, precocious dependency units, and dialysis facilities.
The Institute volition besides see a dedicated transplant probe centre and a centre for compartment and insubstantial engineering. In the archetypal phase, 14 specialty departments and divisions volition beryllium established. A full of 31 world courses person been planned, galore of which volition beryllium the archetypal of their benignant successful the country, an authoritative connection present said.
The Institute volition statesman functioning astatine Kozhikode Medical College and determination to its ain installation later. The State authorities has sanctioned 60 posts for the Institute successful the archetypal signifier
