Awareness Session on Organ Donation at Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

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  A participant asking a question during the session at Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

  

  Mr. Ananth R is being welcomed by Dr. Sasi Kumar, Lions Club, Coimbatore while Dr. Sai Kumar, Principal, Ramakrishne Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore looks on

  On 6^th August, 2013 Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Indian Medical association (IMA)  and Lions Club, Coimbatore invited MOHAN Foundation, Chennai to conduct an awareness session on organ donation.

   

  The session started with a welcome speech by Dr. V. S. T. Saikumar, Principal, Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College. Dr. Ravi Kumar, IMA gave an introduction to organ donation. It was followed by the presentation given by Mr. Ananth R, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, Chennai.

   

  The main topics discussed during the programme were:

  •   Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
  •   Brain Death- how it’s different from natural death and coma
  •   Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
  •   Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 and Rules related to declaration of brain death
  •   Introduction to the diagnosis and maintenance of a brain dead organ donor
  •   Statistics on the deceased organ donation programme in India and the need for accelerated efforts to        strengthen the programme
  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme

   

  More than 292 students and faculty members from the college attended the programme. Every member of the audience picked up a donor card

   

  
  
  Source-Ananth R

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Posted By : MILAN A, on Saturday, October 26, 2013

HATS OFF TO U GUYS... AND I WISH TO KNOW , HW TO DONATE OUR ORGANS...

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