11-year-old girl saves four lives through organ donation

An 11-year-old girl who was declared brain-dead saved four lives through organ donation, the Korea Organ Donation Agency said Tuesday. Kim Ha-eum died on Nov. 7 at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. With her family’s consent, her lungs, liver and both kidneys were donated to four patients in critical need of transplants. Kim was hospitalized on Aug. 16 after being diagnosed with meningitis. Despite receiving treatment, she never regained consciousness, and