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Transferred from UAE, 2.5 year old Afghan Girl Makes Miraculous Recovery by a Bone Marrow Transplant at Aster MIMS Hospital, India
April 19, 2021 GMT
Two and a half year old Kulsum, post-recovery by a rare bone marrow transplant at Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut. (Photo: Business Wire)
Two and a half year old Kulsum, post-recovery by a rare bone marrow transplant at Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut. (Photo: Business Wire)
LAHORE, Pakistan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 19, 2021--
Kulsum, a 2.5 year old native of Afghanistan and Pakistani passport holder, miraculously recovered after a rare bone marrow transplant performed at Aster MIMS Hospital in Calicut, India. A resident of UAE, she was referred by doctors to get the transplant done at Aster Calicut and, with special permissions taken from the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, she was successfully transferred to India. In the history of Kerala, this was the first successful bone marrow transplant performed on a child as young as Kulsum.