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First Skin Donation by Dadhichi Deh Dan Samiti !

Skin, Eyes And Body of former Defense Officer Donated For Humanity

Delhi, 30.03.2017. Shri Ratish Mohan Vaish had been a Defense Officer. He unfortunately died on 30.03.2017. He was living with his daughter and Son-in-law Shri Naresh Aggarwal. Shri Aggarwal contacted the Elderly People Forum, Keshav Puram, New Delhi and spoke to its President Shri Suraj Prakash Manchanda. Mr. Manchanda could motivate the family to donate the eyes and skin for transplantation and the body for medical studies. Ratish Mohan’s son Shri Sudhir Vaish lives in USA. He was consulted and he also agreed. Dadhichi Deh Dan Samiti volunteered to co-ordinate the donation.

The eyes were donated to Guru Nanak Eye Centre; the skin and the body donated to Safdurjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College. The donation could be made possible with the help of Dr. Anil Kumar Rai, MS of Safdurjung Hospital.

Dr. R. P. Narayan, Professor in the Dept. of Burns, Safdurjung Hospital said that this Hospital is the Delhi’s biggest Hospital to treat the cases of burn injuries and such others. The donation of skin shall go a long way in treating the serious cases of patients with burn injuries and this is a ‘Mahadaan’.