MOHAN Foundation conducts Awareness Talk on Organ Donation for NCC Cadets & JCO’s at NCC Academy- Ropar, Punjab

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  Participants during session

  

  Ms. Aakriti Negi addressing the gathering

  

  Student asking questions

  

  Aakriti explaining about donor card

  

  Participants during the talk.

  On 26^th June 2018, MOHAN Foundation was invited by the Commandant, Col Rohit Thakur to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their NCC cadets, 02 Officers, 01 ANO’s, 15 JCO’s. Around 334 cadets from various schools of Punjab participated in the program.

  Participants were given the presentation on organ donation and brain death by Ms. Aakriti Negi. Telling them about how important is Organ Donation and how it provides the opportunity to improve the quality of life and saving lives of others.

  In this talk she explained the following points:

  • Organ donation types and who can be a donor
  • The status of Organ Donation in India and their requirements vs donation rates
  • She challenged 5 myths with 5 facts on Organ Donation
  • Difference between natural death and brain death
  • Age is not a constraint in donating their organs
  • Real life stories of an organ transplant being shared with the participants and how they became a legacy
  • Importance of Donor card
  • To pledge their organs they can register at MOHAN Foundation
  • MOHAN Foundation mission & vision

  The entire audience got motivated and was an interactive session with the Cadets. The awareness talk ended with a vote of thanks by Col. Rohit Thakur. He encouraged the Cadets to spread message of organ donation. Also share their wish with their families.

   

  
  
  Source-Aakriti Negi