Arnav Gupta

On September 20, 2022, MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan- “Making Transplants Affordable” team received an email from Nanavati Max Super specialty hospital, Mumbai requesting financial aid for Master Fahim Shaikh’s liver transplant, who was suffering from Hepatoblastoma and needed an urgent liver transplant. 

Master Fahim Shaikh, age 2 years hails from Mumbai. He belongs to a poor family. His father is a tailor. He has three more sons who are older than Fahim, pursuing their primary education. With the meager income of the family, it was very tough for them to pay a huge cost i.e., Rs. 16.5 Lakh for Fahim’s liver transplant. The situation worsened when the father had to temporarily quit his work to pursue Fahim’s medical treatment. 

At Nanavati Max Super specialty hospital, the family was informed that their child was in need of an urgent liver transplant. A couple of tests later, Fahim’s mother was found to be a perfect match for her son. The estimated cost of the liver transplant was Rs.16.5 lakh. 

After the family discussed about their poor economic condition with the doctors at Nanavati Max Super specialty hospital, they were informed about MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan from where they could receive financial support. This information gave them a new hope. With support from Anudaan, few other NGOs and the hospital’s concession on transplant cost, Master Fahim Shaikh successfully underwent a liver transplant on November 09, 2022.

MOHAN Foundation sanctioned Rs. 1 lakh for his liver transplant. 

Both mother and son are recovering well. Fahim’s family is very happy to see their son resume a normal life and are excited to see him going to school. His parents aspire for Fahim to become a police officer. 

“I am really thankful to MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan team for saving my son’s life.” – Imtiyaz Shaikh (Father)