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IAF airlifts kidney, cornea; multi-organ donation saves lives of five
Updated On: 08 June, 2025 11:01 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The donor, declared brain dead on Friday, became the "source of new life for five individuals", it added. According to the IAF, one kidney and a cornea were flown to the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Delhi.
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Five persons received a new lease of life after a brain dead patient's organs were sent across different parts of the country, with one kidney and a cornea being airlifted by an Indian Air Force aircraft from Bengaluru to Delhi.
The Indian Air Force (IAF), in a post on X, shared details of the coordinated operation and photographs of the airlift on Saturday. "The IAF enabled life-saving multi-organ retrieval and critical transplants at different locations, undertaken through Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore (CHAFB) today," the post said.
The IAF enabled life-saving multi-organ retrieval and critical transplants at different locations, undertaken through Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore (CHAFB) today.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) June 7, 2025
In this swiftly coordinated effort, the donor patient who was declared brain dead yesterday, became the… pic.twitter.com/zyckwIkAkO
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