India News: Doctors in Surat have successfully retrieved organs from a four-day-old brain-dead infant, including two kidneys, two corneas, the liver, and the sple
Dec 18, 2020, 13:19 IST
SURAT: A two-and-a-half-year-old organ donor from Gujarat s Surat gave new life to seven people including two kids from Russia and Ukraine . The boy s parents agreed to donate his organs after he was declared brain dead following an accident.
Two-and-a-half-year-old Jash Sanjeev Oza had fallen from the second floor of his neighbour s house at Bhatar area on December 9 while he was playing there.
He was declared brain dead on December 14 by doctors after he suffered brain haemorrhage, said an NGO on Wednesday, which had facilitated the entire organ donation process.
The boy s heart, lung, kidneys, liver and eyes were donated after consent from Jash s father Sanjeev Oza, a journalist who decided to donate his organs after officials of the NGO, Donate Life, approached him, the organisation said in a release.
Jash Oza
SURAT: A two-and-a-half year-old boy became the youngest cadaver donor whose multiple organs were donated that saved seven lives that included two four-year-old children from Russia and Ukraine.
On December 9, Jash Oza fell from the second floor balcony of his neighbour’s house in Shanti Palace of Bhatar area in the city. Doctors found that he had suffered brain haemorrhage and swelling. On December 14, they declared him brain dead.
Jash’s heart, liver, lungs, both kidneys and eyes were donated after his parents Sanjeev Oza and Arachana agreed for the noble cause, said Nilesh Mandlewala, founder, Donate Life, a voluntary organization working to encourage organ donation.
Gujarat: Declared braindead after fall from 2nd floor, toddler gives new life to five
Gujarat: Declared braindead after fall from 2nd floor, toddler gives new life to five
The toddler gave a new lease of life to five people, including two kids from Russia and Ukraine, when his parents donated his organs after he was declared brain dead following an accident.
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UPDATED: December 17, 2020 16:35 IST
Jash was declared brain dead by doctors a few days after he suffered brain haemorrhage due to the fall from the second floor.
A two-and-a-half-year-old organ donor gave new life to five people in Gujarat s Surat. The toddler gave a new lease of life to five people, including two kids from Russia and Ukraine, when his parents donated his organs after he was declared brain dead following an accident.