<p>When 47-year-old Ram Murthy was declared brain dead, little did his family members realise that he would continue to live — through his organs — even after his death. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Five people got a new lease of life after they successfully underwent transplantations through cadaver donations of organs harvested from his body.<br /><br />A farmer from Bellary, Ram Murthy had suffered a brain stroke while in the local library, early in March. Although rushed to Chinmaya Mission Hospital, he suffered a second stroke during treatment and was declared brain-dead.<br /><br />It was at this juncture that the Zonal Co-ordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) intervened and tried to convince Murthy’s family to donate his body, so that his organs could be harvested. <br /><br />Intially sceptical, his family finally agreed when Murthy’s cousin, Challa Gopal, explained the importance of organ transplantation. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Gopal said: “Since I serve in the medical field, it was easy for me to understand the concept and was thus able to explain it to my family.”<br /><br />Joys of giving<br /><br />After proper counselling and much convincing, Murthy’s family is now happy about the donations. Murthy’s kidneys, liver, heart valves and corneas were harvested at the Manipal Hospital.<br /><br />More donations followed. On Thursday, Rame Gowda, 44, a BMTC driver was found unconscious in Madanay-akanahalli village on Tumkur Road. He was declared brain-dead at BGS Hospital. Following his family’s consent, his organs too were harvested. The transplantations were conducted successfully on the recipients.<br /><br />Cadaver donation is still an under-examined subject in the State as the government has made no efforts to educate the masses. According to ZCCK records, there are 706 people awaiting kidney donations.<br /></p>
<p>When 47-year-old Ram Murthy was declared brain dead, little did his family members realise that he would continue to live — through his organs — even after his death. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Five people got a new lease of life after they successfully underwent transplantations through cadaver donations of organs harvested from his body.<br /><br />A farmer from Bellary, Ram Murthy had suffered a brain stroke while in the local library, early in March. Although rushed to Chinmaya Mission Hospital, he suffered a second stroke during treatment and was declared brain-dead.<br /><br />It was at this juncture that the Zonal Co-ordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) intervened and tried to convince Murthy’s family to donate his body, so that his organs could be harvested. <br /><br />Intially sceptical, his family finally agreed when Murthy’s cousin, Challa Gopal, explained the importance of organ transplantation. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Gopal said: “Since I serve in the medical field, it was easy for me to understand the concept and was thus able to explain it to my family.”<br /><br />Joys of giving<br /><br />After proper counselling and much convincing, Murthy’s family is now happy about the donations. Murthy’s kidneys, liver, heart valves and corneas were harvested at the Manipal Hospital.<br /><br />More donations followed. On Thursday, Rame Gowda, 44, a BMTC driver was found unconscious in Madanay-akanahalli village on Tumkur Road. He was declared brain-dead at BGS Hospital. Following his family’s consent, his organs too were harvested. The transplantations were conducted successfully on the recipients.<br /><br />Cadaver donation is still an under-examined subject in the State as the government has made no efforts to educate the masses. According to ZCCK records, there are 706 people awaiting kidney donations.<br /></p>
