About Us

Shahid Dharmabhakta National transplant Center- SDNTC (Human Organ Transplant Center- HOTC) is situated at Dudhpati-1, Bhaktapur, a beautiful and a serene place at the distance of 12 kilometers from Kathmandu. It was established in 2012 by the Ministry of Health to strengthen and expand organ transplantation services in the country. The outdoor inauguration of the center was facilitated by the then Health Minister Rajendra Mahato, while the indoor service was instituted by the then Health Secretary Dr. Pravin Mishra. This center started its services merely with the out-patient and dialysis services, but within a few years of its establishment it has extended its services beyond dialysis and organ transplantation.

It is under the directorship of senior kidney and liver transplant surgeon  Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha.

Over 11-years tenure, the center has rapidly expanded its offerings, evolving into a renowned facility specializing in world-class organ transplants and comprehensive healthcare services. Within this timeframe, the center has notably facilitated over 1230 successful kidney transplants, boasting a remarkable 99 percent success rate. Furthermore, it has covered nearly two-thirds of the nation's transplant procedures, demonstrating its pivotal role in Nepal's medical landscape.

OBJECTIVES:

The specific objectives of this center are:

1.       Strengthen and expand organ transplantation services in the country.

2.       Provide and expand other specialized services

3.       Provide high quality health care at a modest or free of cost

4.       To adopt various measures to increase the rate of living and brain-dead organ donation and uplift gender equity in organ transplantation and.

5.        Undertake research related to human organ transplant to understand the state of kidney and other organ failure in Nepal.

6.       Advocate for policy interventions

7.       Organize free health camps across Nepal to screen any kind of diseases.

8.       Conduct educational activities to raise awareness regarding organ failure, organ transplantation and organ donation.

9.       To produce high level human resources by providing structured training in various aspects of services to expand the services across the country.

 With continuous hard work and world class results in transplantation, this center has become successful in leading the country in the field of organ donation and transplantation. In the Fiscal year 2016-17, this center created history by adding various milestones in the orbit of organ donation and transplantation.

1. Amendment of Organ Transplant Act 2072 and Regulation 2073 for cadaveric organ donation, pair- exchange programs and expansion of living donor pool.
2. First liver transplant in the country was performed on Mangsir 22, 2073 after 3 days of approval of transplant regulations.
3. First brain death donor kidney transplant was performed on Baisakh 28, 2074.
4. Dialysis and kidney transplant were made totally free on 2069 and 2074 respectively.
5. Performed first open heart surgery on Mangsir 02, 2073 in the preparation for heart and lung transplants in future.
6. This center has performed more than 1234 kidney transplants and 23 liver transplants as of Baisakh 18, 2081.
7. The center performed 148 kidney transplants within 1 year period of Ashadh 01, 2080 – Baisakh 18, 2081

DEPARTMENTS OF SDNTC

FUTURE GOALS:

1.       To increase the bed capacity to 300 beds

2.       To carry out more than 200 kidney transplants per year

3.       To regularize liver transplantation and heart-lung surgeries

4.       To develop the institution as a Post-graduate medical academy

5.       To assist government in spreading transplant and dialysis services across the country.