Awareness Session on Organ Donation at G.Narayanamma Institute of Technology & Sciences, Hyderabad

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  Dr. Prakash giving speech on organ donation

  

  Dr. Prakash explaining the concept of brain death

  

  Participants flashing their donor card

  On 24^th July 2022, MOHAN Foundation in association with Rotary Club conducted an awareness session and set up a Information Desk on Organ Donation at G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Sciences, Sheikpeth, Hyderabad.

   

  Dr. Bhanu Prakash was the key resource. Dr. Prakash introduced MOHAN Foundation to the participants and kept them engaged throughout the session. The following concepts were explained in detail

  • Organ Donation and transplantation
  • Criteria for organ donation,
  • Grief counselling
  • The need and importance of organ donation in detail.
  • Brain death
  • Myths associated with organ donation, eye donation and body donation.

   

  The audience included Members of the Rotary Club (Rotarians) and Students from the Institute who agreed to pledge their organs.

   

  Close to 150 people were sensitised.

   

  Donor cards and brochures were distributed at the end of the session.

  
  
  Source-Ms. Srividya Subramanian