Osmania Hospital performs liver transplant on 6 year-old child

Hyderabad: In a proud achievement for government hospitals in Telangana, the transplant surgeons at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) have saved the life of a 6 year-old child who was suffering from liver failure.

The child, hailing from Chellapur village, Vikarabad, successfully underwent paediatric living related liver transplant surgery at OGH, which would have cost upwards of Rs 30 lakh in



a corporate hospital. The Telangana government is also providing lifelong free supply of drugs for the child under the Aarogyasri health insurance scheme.

The child, Pravathapuram Sai Praneeth, received a small piece of liver (250 grams) from his father, Parvathapuram Chennaiah, who is a daily wager. The father and the son have recovered from their surgeries and were discharged on Thursday.