Thiruvananthapuram  :

Three-year-old Anjana from the district, who was declared brain-dead on Saturday night after suffering from acute tumor, has become the youngest donor in the state.

Her family donated her liver, two kidneys and corneas to five-year-old Aninraj.

Anjana from Karakulam was admitted to the SAT hospital here in a critical condition on Thursday. She was declared brain-dead on Saturday morning. Soon after, her parents told the doctors at the SAT about donating the organs.

The doctors then contacted Mritasanjeevani, a government’s organ donation programme, and the officials at the organisation then contacted the parents of Aninraj, who was registered with them.

Soon after Anjana was declared brain-dead on Saturday, the harvesting of the organs began at 2 am in the night.

The retrieval surgery was over by 8 am on Sunday and the organs taken to KIMS hospital.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Thiruvananthapuram / by Express News Service / August 03rd, 2015