22 people donate bodies, eyes
Twenty two people donated their bodies and eyes to different medical colleges for medical research at a posthumous organ donation programme in the capital yesterday.
Marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day, the Sandhani National Eye Donation Society (SNES),a voluntary organisation of medical students, and the Posthumous Body Donation Programme, a platform of volunteers, jointly organised the programme at the Sandhani Hospital auditorium.
Among the 22 donors, veteran cultural personality Kamal Lohani, actor Piyush Bandapaddhay, architects Mobasher Hossain, Shamsul Wares, poet Rabiul Hussain, human rights activist Aroma Dutta, researcher Reza Rahman, journalist Sagar Lohani donated bodies and eyes.
On behalf of the donors, Kamal Lohani handed over their declaration papers to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Anatomy Department Chairman Prof Khandakar Manzare Shamim.
Speaking on the occasion, Kamal said: “I think the bodies of the donors will be now used for the people who are really in need those... But there is a religious taboo that actually make barriers to such contributions. So, we need to raise awareness from our families.”
On the religious perspective on the donation of body after death, Maulana Ziaul Hasan said: “There is no religious prohibition to donate posthumous body. Rather it will bring more virtues to a donor.”
Religious scholars can also play a vital role to raise awareness among the people and to reduce religious taboo, he said.
Architect Rabiul Hussain said a person can contribute to the society even after his or her death by donating posthumous body or any part of body.
With the donation by the eminent personalities, the country’s people will now be encouraged to donate their bodies, said Laila Anjuman, a professor at the anatomy department of the BSMMU. It will bring a great contribution to the medical education in the country,” she said.
“But we have some problems in preserving the body due to lack of modern technological supports and systems in the medical colleges, she added.
Magician Jewel Aich and his wife Bipasha Aich were the first people who donated their posthumous bodies in the country.
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