New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Bhubaneswar has earned national recognition by receiving the prestigious ‘Emerging Government Institution in Organ Transplantation’ award during the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD) celebrations held in New Delhi Monday. The event was organised by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. AIIMS-Bhubaneswar remains committed to expanding trans plant services, adopting cutting-edge technologies, and strengthening organ donation awareness across Eastern India,” he added. Since the launch of its trans plant programme, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has successfully performed 78 kidney transplants – 61 living donor and 17 deceased donor kidney transplants. The institute has also facilitated six successful organ donations while completing four living donor liver transplants and one deceased donor liver transplant, demonstrating its growing expertise in multi-organ trans plantation.