GOAL – Gift of a Life Foundation, an initiative to spread awareness on organ donation from Saveetha Hospitals
SAVEETHA
HOSPITALS WITNESS ORGAN DONATION FROM A 42 YEARS OLD HARDWARE SHOP EMPLOYEE
GOAL – Gift
of a Life Foundation, an initiative to spread awareness on organ donation;The
family members of Organ donor were honoured during the occasion;
Chennai, 28th March, 2019:SaveethaHospitals today announced that they
had received human organs from a 42 years old hardware shop employee from
Sriperambudur town of Kancheepuram district. The occasion witnessed the awareness
on GOAL – Gift ofa Life Foundation, an initiative to spread awareness on organ
donation. The Family members of Organ donor were honoured during the event.
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Dr.N.M.Veeraiyan,Chancellor,Saveetha Group of Institutions with the Brother
of Donor, Extreme Right Dr.Saveetha Rajesh, Director, Saveetha Medical College
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A 42 years
old man from Sriperambudur working in a hardware shop met with a road accident,
sustained severe head injuries. He was admitted to the hospital following arachnoid
bleed and brain stem dysfunction. After being monitored and supported for 10
days, the patient was declared brain dead. After counseling, his family came
forward and agreed for organ donation. The organs were transplanted to bring
new lease of life to various suffering patients.
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Dr.N.M.Veeraiyan,Chancellor,Saveetha Group of Institutions with Father of the Donor
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Dr.N.M.Veeraiyan, Chancellor, Saveetha Group of
Institutions said, “After the
patient was declared brain-dead, the family was counselled about the benefits of
organ donation and saving precious human lives. And the family agreed to donate
his organs. As a special tribute, we have decided to honour the organ donor and
his family”
Dr.Saveetha
Rajesh,Director, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals also spokeabout their
new initiative, GOAL – Gift of a Life
Foundation to demonstrate and promote the importance of organ donation.
Initially it will educate and motivate people on organ
donation with various awareness programs. The hospital staffs are also well
trained in promoting the cause of organ donation.
The Hospital
management invited the family members of the deceased organ donor and they were
honoured during the event. The gathering also paid their respects to the organ
donor who in death gave life to others through organ donation.
