KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has successfully performed the transplantation of two kidneys from a deceased organ donor, the institute said in a statement on Wednesday.

The two patients, who were on dialysis and did not have any organ donors in their families, received the donation from a recently-deceased medical student — the son of a doctor at SIUT.

An SIUT spokesperson identified the donor as 23-year-old Sultan Zafar, whose mother Dr Mehr Afroze is a consultant nephrologist.

The young man, who suffered severe head injuries in a recent accident, remained in a coma for a week before being declared brain-dead.

The spokesperson said the young man’s mother “took a courageous decision and donated Sultan’s two kidneys”, which were transplanted to the two patients.

“This generous donation of Dr Mehr Afroze in an hour of profound grief and distress is widely hailed by the members of the medical profession and the society at large,” the statement said, adding that SIUT Director Prof Adib Rizvi lauded the family’s gesture and called upon society to emulate this noble act.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2025