Five brain dead gave 23 people’s new life

Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi: Different  organs from five brain-dead patients were transplanted in 23 patients harvested in 36 hours in Apollo group hospital.which give a new lease of life to needy patients.
On Sunday night, five families agreed to donate organs of their loved ones declared brain dead. On Monday, the organs  five livers, ten kidneys, six corneas and two hearts  were harvested. The well-meaning families have helped give people in end-stage organ failure a second chance to live, and in the act will inspire more people to donate organs,’ Prathap Reddy, founder and chairman of Apollo Hospitals, told reporters.
Ten transplant operations were conducted at Apollo Hospitals (five livers, one heart and four kidneys) while the other remaining organs were sent to different hospitals where needy patients were admitted. He thanked the families who agreed to organ donation despite their hour of grief.