Key Aspect | Details |
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Event | Kerala's first skin bank to be launched on July 15, 2025. |
Location | Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital (MCH). |
Significance | First such facility in Kerala; will store donated skin for burn victims. |
Inauguration Date | July 15, 2025 (coincides with World Plastic Surgery Day). |
Setup Cost | ₹6.75 crore. |
Approving Authority | Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO). |
Expansion Plans | Another skin bank planned at Kottayam Government Medical College. |
Burn Care Centres | Functional in Alappuzha, Kollam, and Kannur medical colleges. |
Special Facilities | Burns ICUs and plastic surgery units established in these centres. |
Purpose of Skin Donation | Reduces pain, infection risk, and speeds up healing for burn patients. |