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Imran;
An exemplary story of selfless sacrifice:
At the time when
parents are planning the weddings of their sons, the parents of 21 years
old Syed Imran Shah were planning the burial of their first born. On the
way back from enjoying a dinner with his cousins, Imran suffered severe
head injuries due to a road traffic incident. Despite all possible
efforts at Shifa International Hospital for a week, the parents were
eventually informed that the time had come to turn off the ventilator
that was artificially supporting their son’s breathing process. The
family had meanwhile learned about the Transplant program at PKI, and
after consulting with PKI’s Team, they decided to donate both the
kidneys of their beloved child, before turning off the life-supporting
machines. This act of selfless sacrifice thus opened the doors for organ
sharing - a new dimension for the Cadaveric Transplant Program in
Pakistan; the legal alternative for patients suffering from kidney
failure who do not have blood-related family donors and do not want to
stoop to further exploitation of the vulnerable by illegal buying of
human organs.
PKI’s team of consultants worked overnight, identifying and testing the
possible pool of kidney patients registered with them for a possible
match, and early next morning one kidney was successfully transplanted
to one of PKI’s patients, while the other kidney was sent to SUIT,
Karachi, for better utilization and as an example of PKI’s commitment to
the promotion of Cadaveric Transplant Program in Pakistan. This was the
first ever transplant in Pakistan where organs procured in one center
were transferred and transplanted successfully at another center across
the country, thus pioneering the concept of organ – sharing in Pakistan. |
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