Max Shalimar Bagh Felicitates Late Sahil’s Family, organ donor to 6 people
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Max Hospital honored the parents of Late Sahil, 17 year old deceased (cadaver) organ donor from a small village called Dikadla in Panipat at a press briefing. The courageous parents of Sahil, 17 year old accident victim generously donated 6 organs on 7th January 2016. For this noble act, they were awarded a memento by the hospital to mark their inspirational act of selflessness and bravery.
In India, every year nearly 500,000 lives are lost due to unavailability of organs. Despite a population of 1.2 billion people, India stands at a mere 0.08 organ donors per million population (PMP). Statistics show that 150,000 people today are on a waiting list for kidney transplant. Heartbreakingly, only 3,000 of them (less than 1/50) get a chance at life again. For years, India has been battling the myths associated with organ donation and encouraging people to come forward and take this brave step towards being humane. In this dismal scenario, the courageous step taken on 7th January by sahil’s father Shri Surender stands as a true testament of heroism.
Sahil’s father Shri Surender consulted Dr. Anil Kansal, Associate Director Neurosurgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh after Sahil was declared brain dead by the team of experts at the hospital and expressed his desire to donate the organs of his son Sahil. According to Dr Anil Kansal , “It is a very brave step and an extremely difficult decision to make for any family. Despite the family being from a rural background they took an informed decision to give hope and life to other families struggling to find suitable organ donors.”
In India, every year nearly 500,000 lives are lost due to unavailability of organs. Despite a population of 1.2 billion people, India stands at a mere 0.08 organ donors per million population (PMP). Statistics show that 150,000 people today are on a waiting list for kidney transplant. Heartbreakingly, only 3,000 of them (less than 1/50) get a chance at life again. For years, India has been battling the myths associated with organ donation and encouraging people to come forward and take this brave step towards being humane. In this dismal scenario, the courageous step taken on 7th January by sahil’s father Shri Surender stands as a true testament of heroism.
Sahil’s father Shri Surender consulted Dr. Anil Kansal, Associate Director Neurosurgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh after Sahil was declared brain dead by the team of experts at the hospital and expressed his desire to donate the organs of his son Sahil. According to Dr Anil Kansal , “It is a very brave step and an extremely difficult decision to make for any family. Despite the family being from a rural background they took an informed decision to give hope and life to other families struggling to find suitable organ donors.”
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