{
  "id": 6249754,
  "title": "Thai ER doctor dies after falling ill on duty. Her family donates her organs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/thai-er-doctor-dies-after-falling-ill-on-duty-her-family-donates-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:42:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-doctor-organ-donation-ketjutha-makarod"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thai emergency medicine doctor Dr Ketjutha Makarod, also known as Mor Ju, tragically passed away while on duty at Sanam Chai Khet Hospital in Chachoengsao province. Following her sudden and critical illness on duty, her family made the heartwarming decision to donate her organs, according to the Thai Red Cross Society. The Red Cross praised her family's courageous decision during one of their most difficult moments, noting that it would provide new life to other patients still waiting. Dr. Makarod's body donated a range of vital organs and tissues, including kidneys, eyes, heart valves, skin, and bone grafts, to several individuals on transplant waiting lists. The Red Cross expressed deep sorrow over her passing but emphasized that her legacy would live on through the lives she helped save. Mor Ju is remembered as a beloved daughter, dear friend, and devoted doctor, whose selfless act of donating her organs brought renewed hope to others. Those who received her generous donations will always honor her memory by appreciating the breath and life she bestowed upon them. The Thai Red Cross encourages anyone in Thailand to register their intention to donate eyes and organs through the organization's website or mobile app, ensuring more lives can be saved through organ donation.",
  "summary": "Family of ER doctor donates her organs after sudden illness on duty The Thai Red Cross Society has paid tribute to an emergency medicine doctor in Chachoengsao whose family donated her organs after she fell ill while treating patients. Dr Ketjutha Makarod, known by the Thai nickname Mor Ju, was an emergency medicine specialist at … The story Thai ER doctor dies after falling ill on duty. Her…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}