Mysore/Mysuru: Mahadeva, a 45-year-old farmer, who was declared brain-dead following severe head injury, has saved the lives of four persons by donating his organs. Mahadeva’s kidneys, heart valve and corneas were harvested for saving the lives of people who are in need of organs for their survival after his family’s consent. A native of Lakshmipura…
Organ Donation: 48-year-old man saves 5 lives
April 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Manu, a 48-year-old man, was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru on Mar. 30, 2022 at 12.32 pm from CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, in a critical condition. Initial CT scan showed brain stem infarct. He was shifted to ICU immediately for life support and intensive care. On Mar. 27, Manu suffered a stroke and…
Organ donation: Teenager saves five lives
March 15, 2022Mysuru: Bharath, 18 years old, was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, on Thursday, 10th March, at 4 am from Government Hospital, Bannur, in a critical condition after he met with an RTA (Road Traffic Accident) on Wednesday at 9.45 pm at Bannur. Initial CT scan showed brain stem infarct. He was shifted to ICU…
Organ donation: Two victims of road accidents save five lives
February 8, 2022Apollo BGS Hospitals becomes first hospital in Mysuru region to perform highest number of transplants Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, has performed the highest number of Liver and Kidney Transplants in the region becoming a beacon of quality and hope for patients wait-listed for organ transplants. In 2021, 35 transplants were successfully performed along with…
Brain dead youth’s organs donated to save 5 lives
January 22, 2022City Traffic Police creates ‘Green Corridor’ from Apollo BGS Hospitals to Mandakalli Airport for urgent heart transfer to MGM Healthcare, Chennai Mysore/Mysuru: Darshan, aged 24, was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, on Jan. 18, 2022 at 9.27 pm from Gopala Gowda Hospital, Mysuru, in a critical condition. Initial CT scan showed brain stem infarct….
‘Organ Donation Pledging and Awareness Camp’ by Railway Protection Force
September 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of Raising Day, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, had organised an ‘Organ Donation Pledging and Awareness Camp’ on Sept. 28 through Jeevanasarthakathe, a body appointed by the State Government to oversee…
Gift of life: Organ donation saves 14
August 20, 20214 kidneys, 2 livers, 4 corneas and 4 heart valves harvested from two donors at Apollo BGS Hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: The act of donating one’s organs can save the lives of scores of people who live on the brink of death every day. In India, over 5 lakh people die every year due to unavailability of…
Varun Gandhi to table Bill making organ donation ‘compulsory’ for adults
August 17, 2020New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday said that he would introduce a Private Member’s Bill, proposing to make it compulsory for adults to register themselves as organ donors for promoting cadaver donation. The said Bill is aimed at reducing deaths that occur because of a shortage of organ donors. Using…
A rebirth to people waiting for vital organs
August 16, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru is struggling with acute shortage of organs for transplantation. It is estimated that more than a million people suffer with end-stage organ failure but only 3,500 transplants are performed annually. At least 15 patients die every day waiting for organs and every 10 minutes a new name is added to this waiting list….
Organ donation: Mysuru-Bengaluru Green Corridor saves six lives
July 29, 2018Mysuru: A ‘Green Corridor’ was formed early this morning between Mysuru and Bengaluru to transport the vital organs of 44-year-old Puttegowda who was declared brain dead after he fell from a height of 12 feet. This is the second such Green Corridor formed between the two cities in less than one month. The first Green…
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