An 80-year-old public servant and CPC member from Anhui Province decided to donate his remains for medical research as his last contribution to the party, Xinhua reported.

Miao Weimin, the former deputy secretary of the politics and law committee in Taihe County, was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer last September. However, his family had concealed this fact from since his initial diagnosis.

After hearing this month the truth of his medical condition, he decided to contribute his remains for research as his final CPC membership due.

Zhang Xinya, the chief doctor of liver and gall department in local hospital, claimed that Miao was the first individual to sign the donation contract in the county.

(China.org.cn March 27, 2012)

据新华社报道，一名年近80岁的安徽党员老干部决定捐出遗体供医学研究，作为自己为党做出的最后贡献。

苗为民曾任太和县原政法委副书记，去年9月查出患有胆囊癌，但家人一直对他隐瞒病情。

今年3月，他得知实情后，决定捐献自己的遗体作最后一笔“特殊党费”。

太和县肝胆科主治医生张新亚表示，苗为民是该县第一位签署遗体器官捐赠承诺书的捐赠者。