Key points
- Yurii Urban, a volunteer with the Ukrainian Red Cross rapid response team, saved the lives of four people after his death through posthumous organ donation.
- A one-year-old child is among the recipients.
- The decision on posthumous donation was made by Yurii’s family – it was made free of charge.
Yurii Urban, a volunteer with the Ukrainian Red Cross rapid response team in Volyn Oblast, saved the lives of four people after his death – among them a one-year-old child. This was reported by the Ukrainian Red Cross.
For three years, he was part of a team that is the first to come to people’s aid – saving the lives of those affected by emergencies and providing comprehensive support to those in need.
Yurii died suddenly as a result of illness. His family consented to the posthumous donation of his organs – free of charge.
The volunteer’s organs were transplanted to four patients – among them a one-year-old child.
Read also:
Volunteer experience of URCS to form the basis of the new State Programme for the Development of Volunteer Activities