A 19-year-old Pakistani girl, Ayesha Rashid, received a life-saving heart transplant in Chennai, India, after suffering from heart disease for a decade. The heart donor was from India, providing a unique cross-border medical collaboration. Ayesha, who had previously visited India in 2014 for a heart pump implant, expressed gratitude towards the Indian government for facilitating her visa and the transplant procedure. She stated, 'I am feeling fine. I thank (the Indian government) for giving me visa...I got a heart transplant.'
VIDEO | 19-year-old Pakistani girl undergoes successful heart transplant surgery in #Chennai. "I am feeling fine. I thank (the Indian government) for giving me visa...I got a heart transplant," says Ayesha Rashid, a resident of Karachi, Pakistan. (Full video available on PTI… https://t.co/bAeNTlkN22
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