Miraculous was the word used by the parents of Whitney Cheung after their baby received Hong Kong’s second organ donation from mainland China. That the life-saving heart transplant went so smoothly is a welcome reflection of the success of a communication channel set up after the first cross-border case in 2022. The eight-month-old baby girl…
A Hong Kong child who received a life-saving heart transplant under an unprecedented cross-border donation arrangement two years ago attended a party held at a public hospital on Sunday to celebrate her “new life”. But other patients remain in need, with the city on track to record its lowest number of heart donations since 2011….
This article has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications. A 3-month-old baby girl is in need of a life-saving heart transplant after developing a condition of an enlarged heart chamber that has affected blood pumping to…