Boy’s organs mark Sabah's first donation in three years

Two patients from here (Sabah) have been sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital to receive the transplant. Only one will get the kidney but the other person will be on standby. - Dr Cheah Phee Kheng

KOTA KINABALU: A pair of kidneys from Sabah was rushed to Kuala Lumpur, marking the first organ donation in the state in three years.

The parents of a boy, who was brain dead, had consented to donating their son's kidneys on Tuesday, said state Health Department medical division deputy director Dr Adlan Suhaimi Ahmad.