Naveen Congratulates Doctors at SCB for Successfully Performing First-ever Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant

By The Newsroom Network On Mar 28, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital for successfully performing the first-ever allogeneic bone marrow transplant on a blood cancer patient.

This is a significant milestone achieved by #Odisha which is going to save many precious lives, the Chief Minister said.
“Congratulate doctors at @SCBMCHCTC for successfully performing the first-ever allogeneic bone marrow transplant on a blood cancer patient, Abhiram Jena. This is a significant milestone achieved by #Odisha which is going to save many precious lives.# OdishaCares”, the Chief Minister’s Office tweeted.

Bone marrow transplantation, which started in SCBMCH in 2014-15 under the leadership of CM Naveen Patnaik reached another milestone by successful conduction of First Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant on Abhiram Jena, a blood cancer patient, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.

Congratulate doctors at @SCBMCHCTC for successfully performing the first-ever allogeneic bone marrow transplant on a blood cancer patient, Abhiram Jena. This is a significant milestone achieved by #Odisha which is going to save many precious lives. #OdishaCares https://t.co/SaKgwLrOFz

— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) March 28, 2021