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For The First Time In India & Only Second Time In The World, An Organ Recipient Also Donated An Organ!

For The First Time In India & Only Second Time In The World, An Organ Recipient Also Donated An Organ!

by The Daily Eye Team January 17 2017, 2:40 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secs

When one woman in Pune was declared brain-dead, her liver was transplanted to save another patient’s life. While incredibly noble, this by itself isn’t out-of-the-ordinary; as organ transplants regularly take place across the world. What makes this particular case unusual is that the woman in question herself had received a kidney two years ago through a transplant thus making this the first time such an operation has successfully been conducted in India and the second time it has been conducted across the world.

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