Cadaveric transplantation: 'we want every citizen in Pakistan to have donor card'

Dr Saeed Akhtar, Kidney Transplant Surgeon of Shifa International Hospital (SIH) has said that a young man of 21 years of age, Imran was brought for treatment after suffering brain injuries in a car accident, shortly thereafter he expired and brought life to other people as his kidneys were donated to those fight for life.
He said this in a presentation organised in the SIH to discuss Cadaveric Transplant, says a press release received here on Wednesday. He said that cadaveric transplant, which is the transplant of an organ from a deceased donor, is possible in Pakistan as there are enough well trained professionals. However, awareness and acceptance are lacking among the general public. "We want every citizen in Pakistan to have a donor card," a doctor said during the discussion. Till a brain-dead person's body is kept on a ventilator, his/her organs such as kidneys, liver, heart, pancreas, lungs, eyes and intestines are functional and can be transplanted to others," he added.-PR