As part of ‘World Liver Day’, observed on April 19, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has joined hands with an initiative to provide subsidised liver transplant surgeries to 50 underprivileged children. He will also be part of a drive to raise awareness about the alarming rate of increasing cases of liver disease in India.
The actor, who has collaborated with Aster Volunteers, the CSR programme of Aster DM Healthcare, will encourage people to take proactive efforts to manage their liver health.
Liver failure owing to the unavailability of viable organ donors is one of the main causes of death from liver disease. Through the Aster Volunteers’ initiative, 50 underprivileged children, in need of liver transplants, will receive care at the multi-organ transplant centre located at Aster CMI and Aster RV Hospitals in Bengaluru and Aster Medcity and Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut in Kerala.
