Awareness Talk on Organ Donation for House Keeping Staff, PIMS, Pondicherry

Updated on Friday, September 20, 2013
  • On 19th September, 2013 an awareness talk on organ donation was organised for the house keeping staff of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Pondicherry.

     

    Mr. Ananth R, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, Chennai addressed the gathering and explained about the various concepts related to deceased organ donation. The interactive session helped the staff to clarify their doubts.

     

    The main topics discussed during the presentation were:

    • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
    • Brain Death - how it is different from natural death and coma
    • Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
    • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme

     

    All the 11 participants supported the cause by signing the donor card. 



    Source-Ananth R
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