Video: UAE s first kidney transplant from live donor saves teen prodigy s life
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Pritvik Sinha with his doctor.
Pritvik Sinha.
Sheikh Mohammed pens special letter to the boy: Keep smiling little warrior.
A 16-year-old boy has got a new lease of life as doctors in Dubai performed the first ever paediatric kidney transplant from a live donor in the UAE.
As
Khaleej Timesreported back in June 2020, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, had stepped in to help the teen.
A Dubai College student, Pritvik Sinhadc was battling long-term renal failure and his condition had worsened on May 31 at a time when his father his only donor match was stranded in Doha, Qatar, due to coronavirus travel restrictions.
Dubai: A team of physicians from Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (Al Jalila Children’s), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Mediclinic Middle East have successfully carried out the first pediatric kidney transplant from a live donor in the UAE on a 16-year-old boy suffering from end-stage kidney. The surgery was funded by Al Jalila Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical research, education and treatment in the UAE.
In a special letter sent to the patient, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai told Pritvik Sinhadc that the UAE is his home and that he would receive the best care possible. In the letter, His Highness said: “To my dear Pritvik, this is a small gesture from me to you to remind you that you are here at home and that you are in safe hands, and I will pray to God to keep you in good health and s