9 organs from brain dead patients donated by relatives in Hyderbad

A total of 9 donor organs from two-brain dead individuals were donated by their relatives to needy patients as part of State-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative, health authorities said.

The first brain dead individual, whose family members consented to donate 5 organs (2 kidneys, one liver and 2 corneas) was 49-year-old Head Constable from Rajanna Siricilla, Gandhardha Anjaiah, a resident of Vitasagar, Boinpalle, Karimnagar, Telangana.

The constable is survived by father Gangadhara Kondaiah, his wife Gangadhara Padma and two daughters G. Priyanka and G. Praharsha, who consented to donate the organs.