Kolkata: A senior doctor and former state director of health services, Sanchita Bakshi, continued her life-saving efforts even in death. After having worked tirelessly to strengthen health services in the state, she saved two saved two more lives following her death on Sunday. Baksi had initiated several innovative health programmes in the state. The 76-year-old's liver and kidneys were retrieved and transplanted to patients in two hospitals in the city. The liver was transplanted to a 48-year-old man at IPGMER, while the two kidneys were transplanted onto a 49-year-old woman at RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences. Her corneas have also been banked. According to the deceased doctor's family, she suffered an intracerebral haemorrhage on Tuesday midnight and was rushed to Manipal Hospital EM Bypass from her New Town residence. Despite extensive medical care, doctors could not save her. Family members decided to donate her organs once they were told that the brain stem cell death was irreversible. ROTTO (East) started searching for matching recipients. "We decided to donate my mother-in-law's organs as she wished for the same when she was alive," said son-in-law Rupak Biswas, an eye surgeon. During evaluation, doctors found the former DHS's liver and kidneys suitable for transplantation. The two kidneys were transplanted onto the recipient in a procedure called 'en bloc' transplant, where both donor kidneys are transplanted into one recipient, a protocol followed when the donor is above a certain age cut-off. ROTTO (East) sources said this was also the oldest deceased donor in its record.Survived by husband, Asit Ranjan Baksi, a former engineer, and daughters Anindita Biswas, an optometrist, and Anshumita Baksi, a software engineer, the family came together in grief to carry out the noble cause for which the former DHS advocated. "In death, she set an example for all of us to follow. This is an inspiration and should inspire healthcare professionals and citizens alike to support ethical, equitable, and accessible healthcare -- with organ donation at the heart of giving others a second chance at life," said the two daughters.Baksi served the state govt for nearly three decades, working on several public healthcare initiatives like tuberculosis and malaria before she was appointed as DHS in Nov 2006, a position she occupied until her superannuation in April 2009. As DHS, she was widely recognised for her dedication and efforts at improving public health outcomes. She is also known to have used her platform to raise awareness about the life-saving impact of organ donation and transplantation. With this, Bengal has logged 14 deceased organ donations this year.