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'Brain Dead' Noida Resident Saves Three Life By Donating His Organs

On Tuesday, Ramnath Thakur was declared 바카라brain dead바카라 by doctors. But he donated his liver, both kidneys and cornea to three donors, saving their life.

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Children of Ramnath Thakur, a Noida resident, are proud of their father despite losing him in a road accident recently. Thakur gave new lease of life to three people by donating his organs.
On Sunday, Thakur, 58, was hit by a goods carrier when going on his two-wheeler to meet one of his friends. He was taken to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center at AIIMS. On Tuesday, Thakur was declared 바카라brain dead바카라 by doctors. But he donated his liver, both kidneys and cornea to three donors, saving their life, The Indian Express.
AIIMS senior officials told the newspaper that the liver has been transplanted on a woman and the pair of kidney on a woman and a man.
바카라He was declared brain dead on Monday night. His family was counselled for organ donation and they decided to go for it. While the liver and kidneys have been transplanted, the cornea has been stored in the eye bank. All credit goes to the family,바카라 Dr Aarti Vij, professor and faculty in-charge, Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation, AIIMS, told The Indian Express.
Sanjay Kumar Jha, Thakur바카라s nephew, said: 바카라He was a very helpful person. When the family was counselled, both his sons decided to donate the organs. We did not know much about it, but the sons decided that if donating organs helps save lives, we should do it without hesitation.바카라 According to a by The Times of India, of the 85,000 liver failure patients who join the country's wait list annually, less than 3% get an organ. Also, of the two lakh fresh annual registrations for kidneys, 8,000 manage a transplant.
Recently, the decided to ease norms for organ donation. The ministry of health and family welfare is considering the inclusion of step-parents, step-siblings and extended family members in the definition of 바카라near relatives바카라 in the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 via an amendment to discourage organ trading while ensuring that patients find suitable donors.  
The ministry had earlier amended the Act in 2011 and included grandfather, grandmother, grandson or granddaughter in the definition of 바카라near relatives바카라. 
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