Organ Donation Awareness Series at Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry

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  Mr. K. Raghuram and Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram with medical faculty of Aarupadai Veedu Medical College (AVMC)

  

  Mr. K. Raghuram addressing medical students and introducing Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram

  

  Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram explaining about organ donation

  

  Medical students of AVMC are listening the talk

  

  Medical Student of AVMC asking a question

  

  Group photo with senior medical faculty of AVMC

  Dr.Anusuya, Dean of Aaru Padai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry, invited MOHAN Foundation to make a presentation a series of presentations Organ Donation between 21^st and 27^th November 2014. Around 170 medical students, 100 doctors, 150 paramedical staff, 150 general staff, and around 100 members of the public attended these sessions.

   

   Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, MOHAN Foundation, addressed the gathering and explained about the various concepts related to deceased organ donation. The interactive session helped everyone to clarify their doubts.

   

  The main topics discussed during the presentation were:

   

  • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation

  • Procedure for eye donation
  • Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
  • Statistics of donors in Tamil Nadu
  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme

  
  
  Source-Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram