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China-aided hospital in Sri Lanka completes 1st organ transplant

STORY: China-aided hospital in Sri Lanka completes 1st organ transplant DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the hospital 2 various of the surgery 3 various of the hospital STORYLINE: The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently. It's the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital in 2021. The recipient of the transplant is a 28-year-old woman who had been suffering from kidney disease for 10 years and the kidney donator is her mother. The mother and daughter are in stable condition after the surgery, and both the medical staff and the patient are very satisfied with the results of the operation. The specialized nephrology hospital was built with the assistance of the Chinese government. It has an area of 25,000 square meters, featuring 200 general inpatient beds and 100 hemodialysis beds. Xinhua News Agency correspondent

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 14, 2022 shows the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical staff prepare for a kidney transplant surgery at the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 14, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)