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Sources said the Delhi Organ Transplant Cell, which is headed by Dr Anil Aggarwal, held several meetings with forensic experts,
police and transplant surgeons before deciding that brain stem death assessment is mandatory. The government is also
contemplating nominating experts, who can assist hospitals in this, said sources.
As per the provision of Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), once the brain stem death is declared, the doctor is
required to make a request-to let the patient's relatives know about the option to authorise or decline the donation of organs or
tissues or both.
Dr Aarti Vij, chief of Organ Retrieval and Banking Organisation at AIIMS, said brain stem death assessment is necessary. "Our
hospital has put a lot of focus on identiying such cases and then requesting the family of such patients to donate organs."
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