Organ donation information desk at hospital in Nagpur

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  Mr. Bulu Behera distributing brochures and explaining organ donation concepts

  

  Mr. Bulu Behera distributing brochures and explaining organ donation concepts

  On 21^st October 2017, Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur, invited MOHAN Foundation to speak about organ donation to the outpatients. Dr. Madhukar Parchand special duty incharge of Super Specialty Hospital arranged the stall where MOHAN Foundation displays information brochures, donor card standees and a banner. Mr.Bulu Behera Transplant coordinator managed the stall.

  Information given to outpatients:

  1. Type of death

  2. What can be donated after brain death, after natural death and while living

  3. How and where is waitlist for organ failure patient

  4. Importance of donor card

  5. MOHAN Foundation activities

  6. Helpline number & MOHAN Foundation website

  28 patients & relatives visited the stall. After understanding about organ donation, 12 patients & relatives took consent form & 3 patients signed consent form & took the donor card, other will sign consent form after discussing with their family.

  Question asked by patients & relatives:

  • Where to go for kidney transplant and how what is the cost for transplant?
  •  What is brain death?
  •  Whom to contact for organ donation.?

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera