Punjab has achieved a significant feat in advanced public healthcare with three successful liver transplant surgeries performed within a single week at the Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (PILBS), Mohali. The achievement marks a major step forward in the State’s efforts to build advanced transplant capabilities within its government healthcare institutions.
Addressing the media at PILBS, Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research and Higher Education Minister Dr. Balbir Singh said, “The successful completion of three liver transplants in one week was a matter of immense pride for Punjab and reflected the commitment of the CM Bhagwant Mann Government to making high-end super-speciality healthcare accessible to the people through government institutions.”
The Health and Family Welfare Minister, “The successful completion of three liver transplants in a single week at PILBS is a matter of immense pride for Punjab. It reflects the commitment of the Bhagwant Mann Government to ensuring that people can access advanced and super-speciality healthcare through government institutions.”
The three recent transplant cases also carried deeply emotional stories of family bonding and sacrifice. A wife donated a part of her liver to her husband, a mother donated to her daughter, while a son donated to his father. “These cases are not only stories of medical success but also of love, sacrifice and family bonding. A wife donated to her husband, a mother to her daughter and a son to his father. Such acts of selflessness give new hope and a new lease of life to patients suffering from serious liver ailments,” said the Minister.