Odia
actress
Anubha Sourrya and her mother veteran actress
Puspa Panda have recently pledged to donate their bodies after their deaths. Both of them signed a will with a
Cuttack
-based NGO, working in the field of
organ donation and SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. They want their bodies to be used for medical study purposes.
The young actress said that she and her mother had earlier discussed about donating their eyes. But recently while Anubha was in Puri to attend an event, met an official of the non-profit organisation, who convinced her and her mother to donate their bodies. “After he explained us the need of donating our body or organs, we realised the fact that our bodies can be used for better things than being burnt or buried. We had an option of donating our organs or entire body, we preferred to donate our body for study purposes,” said Anubha.
She feels that lack of
awareness
among common people is the reason why there are few organ donors in our society. “I feel with proper awareness more people will come forward to donate organs or their bodies. Families need to realise that the deceased would live through another person if his or her organs are donated. Besides, in our country, there is an acute shortage of
cadaver
for the study of medical science and related experiments. So, more people must come forward to take pledge to donate body or organs,” appealed the actress.
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