49-year-old man donates his organs

Kolkata: The city on Tuesday witnessed another incident of organ donation at a private hospital.

Ranjan Roy (49), a resident of Baruipur in South 24-Parganas was pronounced brain-dead on Tuesday morning by a team of doctors at a private hospital in Ekbalpore. The victim's wife agreed to donate his organs after counselling.

According to the hospital sources, two kidneys and the skin of the patient would be taken to SSKM Hospital after they taken, while his liver would be taken to a private hospital off EM Bypass. His eyes will be donated to a private eye hospital group. The process has started on Tuesday evening.

It was learnt that SSKM Hospital and the private hospital have already arranged the persons who need the organs. A new lease of life would be given to a number of people. The victim was admitted to the private hospital following an accident. He had undergone a neurosurgery after he was brought to the hospital. He was declared brain dead after four days of the incident happened.

The victim's wife had shown great courage as she decided to let her husband's legacy live on through the process of organ donation.

The woman was present at the hospital premises along with her 9-year-old daughter when the process had been started this evening.

"The donor's wife played a crucial role for making this happen. We thank her whole-heartedly for this extremely compassionate act. We are proud to be part of this selfless donation and we will continue to build on this momentum," a senior official of the private hospital said.