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Transplantation of human organs from one
human being to another is undoubtedly one of the greatest medical
breakthroughs of this century. However, very few Indian patients are
able to benefit from this medical advancement. It is estimated that
in India every year over 100,000 people are diagnosed to have kidney
failure and would be needing a transplantation. Due, mainly, to non-availability
of organs only about 2,500 kidney transplants are done. Heart and
liver failure patients hardly have any hope of living and they are
just left alone to slowly pass away. Majority of these patients are
young and their only hope to live is by having an organ transplantation.
In the last decade “Eye Donation” has been very popular in our country
and this gesture has now become the accepted norm of our society.
The Government of India in 1994 passed an Act called "THE TRANSPLANTATION
OF HUMAN ORGANS ACT" to broaden this concept and it is now possible
to donate one's other organs like heart, kidney, liver, pancreas and
thus alleviate the suffering of many of the patients waiting for organ
transplantation.
MOHAN FOUNDATION is the brain child of a group of highly motivated,
concerned and noncommercial group of practising medical professionals
and their well meaning friends to promote the cause of “Organ Donation”.
It aims to spread this message to the public. The Foundation also
aims at working as a “Patient Support Group” and believes in the philosophy
of "Prevention is better than cure".
To popularise the cause of solid organ donation MOHAN Foundation launched
"DONOR CARDS". By carrying this card an individual expresses his or
her wish to become an organ donor in the event of anything untoward
happening. These "DONOR CARDS" along with a brochure entitled "Priceless
Gift" ( which explains about organ donation ) are being distributed
free of cost to the people in Chennai and by post to people in other
parts of the country.
The foundation also distributes literature and scientific articles
to the “Patients, Physicians & Public”
on various topics related to organ transplantation and the medical
field. The Foundation distributes hundreds of current scientific articles
related to organ transplantation to physicians. (Details are available
on request)
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