Bedouin family donates late daughter’s organs to four children

The donated organs of a 10-year-old girl who died of complications from electrocution have been transplanted into four children at hospitals around Israel.

Following resuscitation efforts in the field, Rawad Gabua was brought in critical condition to the trauma room at Soroka Medical Center pediatric emergency department in Beersheba 10 days ago.

Her condition stabilized and she was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit for further treatment. Unfortunately, her condition deteriorated and doctors were forced to declare her dead yesterday morning.

The hospital’s staff approached Rawad’s Bedouin family about the possibility of organ donation.

“It’s a defining moment when we meet with families from all sectors and religions who understand that organ donation is a lifesaving mitzvah,” says Sarah Regev, Soroka’s transplant coordinator.

Rawad’s heart was transplanted into a 7-month-old boy at Sheba Medical Center and her liver into a 5-year-old girl at Schneider Children’s Hospital. Boys age 12 and 13 each received one of her kidneys.