New Delhi Sep 22 PTI A 44-year-old woman from Gurgaon gave a new lease of life to three persons on Wednesday after doctors transplanted in them the liver and kidneys harvested from her while both her corneas were sent to an eye bank in Delhi hospital authorities saidThis move by the family of the woman whose organs were donated is a progressive step at a time of the COVID-19 pandemic when the organ donation numbers are plummeting they saidThe woman who was admitted to the Fortis Memorial Research Institute FMRI in Gurgaon on the night of September 15 was declared brain dead the next day a spokesperson of the facility saidOn evaluation there was evidence of major bleeding in her brain and despite the best efforts of the neurosurgical team she could not be revived and was declared brain dead The family despite their hour of grief decided to donate her organs and corneas according to Dr Om Prakash consultant neuro-anaesthesia FMRIThe family of the patient consented to donate her organs The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation NOTTO allocated the organs to three separate recipients -- two waitlisted recipients at the Fortis hospital Gurgaon received the liver and a kidney while a recipient at a leading private hospital in Delhi received the second kidney -- the FMRI said in a statementOne kidney and liver were transplanted at FMRI Gurgaon in a 38-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man respectively The second kidney was allotted and transplanted into a 43-year-old woman in Delhi Both corneas were sent to an eye bank it saidDr Avnish Seth principal director gastroenterology and hepatobiliary sciences at the FMRI and director Fortis Organ Retrieval and Transplant FORT said More than 700 families stepped forth to donate the organs of their loved ones in the country in 2019 There has been a 70-per cent fall in organ and tissue donations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic Strict Covid-free pathways were followed the doctor said PTI KND RC

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jehangir Hospital, a leading healthcare institution based out of Pune, stated that it conducted its 500th kidney transplant on July 13, 2021 making it one of the most successful healthcare institutions in the city.

Jehangir Hospital a leading healthcare institution based out of Pune stated that it conducted its 500th kidney transplant on July 13th 2021 making it one of the most successful healthcare institutions in the cityJehangir Hospital Transplant Team along with Chairman Mr Jehangir HC Jehangir and CEO Mr Vinod SawantwadkarJehangir Hospital recorded its first transplant way back in January 1998Jehangir Hospital was associated with the first Swap transplant in the city in 2008We are very proud to be members of the Jehangir Transplant Team said Dr Deepak Kirperkar Senior Urologist and Transplant Surgeon Jehangir Hospital500 kidney transplants mean that 500 patients with end stage kidney disease have received a second lease of life at Jehangir Hospital