MOHAN Foundation conducts Organ Donation Awareness talk at Immaculate College of Education for Women

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  During Prayer Song

  

  Students Union Leader addressing the gathering

  

  Dr.Sr.Syriya addressing the gathering

  

  Participants at the talk

  On 3rd December, 2013 an awareness session on organ donation and transplantation was organized at Sharon Society of Pondicherry and Immaculate College of Education for Women.  The session was conducted by Mr. Ananth. R, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation & Pondicherry Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) Hospital,Puducherry. Mrs. Deychi and Mr. Mohan  coordinated this awareness programme

   

  In his talk Mr Ananth covered  the following topics: 

  Types of donors,

  brain death,

  difference between natural death and brain death,

  difference between brain stem death and coma, 

  organs that can be donated,

  the number of hours the various organs can be preserved before transplantation,

  and the importance of the donor card, 

  role of Staff nurse and Transplant Coordinator,  

  MOHAN Foundation Activities namely Transplant coordinators training programme and Grief counseling Skills, Publications, Network, Public education, 

  How to register  kidney failure patient, 

  Toll free Helpline 

   

  There were a total of 128 students who participated in the session.  79 of them picked up a donor card and information brochure.

  
  
  Source-Ananth R.