Sabah's oldest organ donor gives gift of sight to two people


KOTA KINABALU: Octogenarian Selvaraju Shanmugam @ SS Raju has become Sabah's oldest organ donor, says state Health director Datuk Dr Asits Sanna.

He said the family of the 83-year-old sundry shop owner saw to the donation of his corneas to two patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here.

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