Organ Donation Awareness talk for Home Guards in Nagpur

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  Mr. Mh. Ahmad, Platoon Commander of Home Guard office, Nagpur is addressing the gathering

  

  Ms. Kanchan Shewde is explaining about organ donation

  

  Participants at the talk

  MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Mh. Ahmad, Platoon Commander of Home Guard office, Nagpur to conduct an awareness session on organ donation & transplantation for female Home Guards, on 11 February 2016.

  Ms. Kanchan Shewde delivered a talk on Organ donation. In her talk she explained the following points-

  • Importance and need of Organ donation:
  • Types of donations –Live and deceased donation
  • Difference between Natural death, Coma and Brain Death.
  • THO Act and myths related to Organ donation
  • Eye donation, skin donation & whole body donation
  • Importance of Donor card, Helpline number and website.
  • Importance of Organ transplant Act & Role of ZTCC in Nagpur.

  It was a very interactive session. Approximately 80 home guards were present for the talk & 4 signed the consent form.

   

  The Participants asked the following questions:-

  Which organs are transplanted in Nagpur?

  What is medico-legal case & Non medico-Legal case?

  Whom to contact for organ donation?

   

  
  
  Source-Kanchan Shewde