India, May 4 -- A 14-year-old boy with end-stage heart failure underwent a heart transplant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, after the family of a 41-year-old woman consented to organ donation following her brain death.

The woman, wife of a serving Indian Army officer, was declared brain dead at Command Hospital Chandimandir in Panchkula on May 2.

Hospital officials said the heart was transported from Chandigarh to Delhi through a coordinated effort involving hospital teams, airport authorities and traffic police. A green corridor created by Delhi Police ensured the organ reaches the hospital from the airport in around 20 minutes.

Doctors said the boy had been suffering from severe heart failure for over a year and was registered with...