In an act of generosity, Rosaura García Moreno, a 20-year-old from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, was declared a hero after donating her organs following a diagnosis of brain death.
After a car accident that caused severe injuries, doctors informed her parents of her condition. In a decision described as an act of solidarity, they authorized organ donation.
The procedure was carried out by the High Specialty Medical Unit (UMAE) of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) at Specialty Hospital No. 14 of the “Adolfo Ruiz Cortines” National Medical Center in Veracruz. Her liver was sent to the UMAE “Siglo XXI” in Mexico City, while her kidneys and corneas were allocated to patients in Veracruz.
Rosaura, a nursing student at the University of Papaloapan, Tuxtepec campus, will be remembered as a young woman in the medical field who fulfilled her vocation of saving lives until the very end.
A single donor can save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life of up to 50 more people.