Skin bank opened in Manipal
The Hindu
It has been set up by Rotary Club Manipal Town and Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Coastal Karnataka’s first skin bank was opened at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Saturday. Rotary MAHE Skin Bank has been set up jointly by the Rotary Club Manipal Town and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). The Rotary Club received Rotary Foundation’s global grant for ₹83 lakh to procure the equipment, and MAHE contributed ₹50 lakh for creating the infrastructure, a release from the hospital said. Ranjan R. Pai, Chairman, Manipal Education and Medical Group who inaugurated it, said that the bank will help burn victims, especially the underprivileged. Through skin grafting, by utilising the readily available skin in the bank, the patients will get the best care, and their quality of life and self-esteem will improve.
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