Arnav Gupta

On September 27, 2022, MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan- “Making Transplants Affordable” team received an email from Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, requesting financial aid for liver transplant for Master Nibhish Yogesh, who was suffering from liver disease with PFIC-2, portal hypertension with decompensated CLD, which has been affecting his liver. Portal hypertension is defined as the pathological increase of portal venous pressure, mainly due to chronic end-stage liver disease, leading to augmented hepatic vascular resistance and congestion of the blood in the portal venous system.

Nibhish Yogesh, age 3, hails from Vikhroli, a town in Mumbai district of Maharashtra. He belongs to a poor family consisting of six family members. His father works in a private firm. With the insufficient family income, it was difficult for them to pay the huge cost of Master Nibhish’s liver transplant which was Rs 17 Lakh. 

Nibhish was suffering from swollen stomach with yellowing eyes. When his health condition got worst, he was taken to B.J. Wadia hospital, where the family received the shocking news that Nibhish was suffering from a chronic liver disease and needed an immediate liver transplant in order to survive. 

The father was found to be a perfect match for his son and that he would be able to save his son’s life by donating a portion of his liver. But still, the biggest challenge for the family was to arrange the huge amount to pay for the transplant.  

After discussing about the family’s poor economic situation, the doctors at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children informed them about MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan. With support from MOHAN Foundation, few other NGOs and hospital’s concession on transplant cost, Master Nibhish successfully underwent a liver transplant on October 16, 2022. MOHAN Foundation sanctioned Rs. 50,000 for his liver transplant.

Both father and son are recovering well. Nibhish is very happy to receive a second chance to live. His parents are excited for his future and want to see him as a police officer in future.  

“I would like to thank MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan team for saving my son’s life with the much needed support”- Mrs. Supriya Yogesh, Mother