City marks 2025’s first cadaver donation, giving new hope to three lives
Hindustan TimesMumbai: The city marked its first organ donation of 2025 on Friday at MGM Hospital, Vashi, as the family of a 50-year-old man from Koparkhairane turned their grief into generosity. City marks 2025’s first cadaver donation, giving new hope to three lives The donor, who suffered a second brain stroke during a New Year’s Eve party, was kept on a ventilator until his family made the decision to donate his organs. The donor’s liver was transplanted into a 32-year-old man at the same hospital, while the second kidney was sent to Jaslok Hospital in Pedder Road, where it saved the life of a 19-year-old boy who was on top of the city’s transplant waiting list. Dr Patil, who co-chairs the kidney transplant department at the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre, added, “Mumbai saw 93 kidney transplants in 2024, up from 75 in 2023, but awareness around organ donation still needs to grow.” The donor, who had a history of diabetes and hypertension but no severe illnesses, left a legacy of hope.
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