Gujarat: Family of brain-dead tribal woman donates her organs

The woman, admitted to the intensive care unit, was declared brain-dead on February 26, the day when another patient of the same ward was also declared brain-dead.

The doctors of NCH convinced both the families to donate the organs of the patients and by Sunday evening, the tribal woman’s kidneys and liver were harvested and taken to the Ahmedabad hospital through a green corridor. Her body was then handed over to the family.

NCH Resident Medical officer (RMO) Dr Ketan Naik said, “This is the first organ donation done by a person in Dang. State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation was informed about the organ donation by a tribal woman. The family requested us not to reveal their identity due to social pressure. The woman did not have children and her husband has also expressed willingness to donate his organs if something happens to him.”

Here it is to be noted that in January 2022, Surat New Civil Hospital got registration of Organ and Tissue Retrieval hospital from SOTTO since then the organ donation activities were carried out from NCH.