MOHAN Foundation urges drivers to pick a donor card with their driving license.

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  Mr. Bulu explaining about organ donation concepts

  

  Drivers during the talk

  MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Sharad Jighkar, Regional Transport Officer, Giripeth, Nagpur to conduct an awareness session on organ donation for drivers who apply for vehicles registration and driving license on 3 March 2017.

  Mr. Bulu Behera delivered a talk on Organ Donation. In his talk he explained the following points:-

  • What is Organ Donation and the Law?
  • Who can donate organs?
  • Types of organ donation.
  • Brain Death Natural Death and Coma.
  • Myths related to Organ donation.
  • Deceased donation cases in Nagpur.
  • Kidney transplant hospitals in Nagpur.
  • Importance of Donor card, Helpline number and website.

  It was a very interactive session. 22 drivers were present at the talk. 2 drivers signed consent form and took donor card.

   The drivers asked the following questions:-

  1) Is liver transplant possible in Nagpur?

  2) What is the cost of  a kidney transplant?

  3) Will MOHAN Foundation provide organs to a patient? 

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera