Organs harvested from brain-dead man in Tiruchi GH help patients

Organs harvested by doctors at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi from a patient, who had been declared brain-dead, have helped save lives.

According to an official statement on Wednesday, a 22-year-old man from Manapparai in Tiruchi district was admitted to the hospital’s emergency department on April 27 with a grievous head injury. He was declared brain-dead on April 28, and upon being counselled, the bereaved family agreed to donate his organs.