Organ donation of 15-year-old brain-dead brings hope to humanity

Kolkata | Saturday | 18th August, 2018

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Mallika’s kidneys were successfully transplanted to two patients at SSKM Hospital on Friday midnight, state nodal officer on organ transplantation Aditi Kishore Sarkar said. Words fail to express our emotion.”The last organ donation in the city had taken place over four months ago, in April. Mallika Majmuder was declared brain dead on Friday by the state-run Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER), SSKM Hospital, revealed a spokesman on Saturday. A brain dead 15-year-old has brought a string of happiness in the lives of at least five people who received her kidneys, liver, corneas and skin graft in Kolkata. We were then convinced that if her organs could be transplanted on other persons she will continue to live among others..