Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at Alexis Hospital, Nagpur

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  Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Director of MOHAN Foundation Nagpur during the session

  

  Participants during the session

  

  Participants during the session

  Dr. Aashish Dhage, Hospital Administrator of Alexis Hospital, Mankapur, Nagpur, organized an organ donation awareness program on 17th April 2018. It was meant for doctors, administrative incharge & nursing staff. Dr. Mrunal Khande OT Incharge invited MOHAN Foundation to take a session on organ donation.

  Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Director of MOHAN Foundation Nagpur, gave an elaborate presentation on the subject. He also spoke on the roles and responsibilities of NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO & ZTCC Nagpur. He gave information about MOHAN Foundation. Under the concepts he covered the following topics:  

  What is Organ donation?

  1. Process of organ donation.
  2. What is living donation & deceased donation?
  3. What is Natural death & Brain stem death?
  4. Duration for the retrieval of tissue & organ donation.
  5. The Transplant Act 1994 and its provisions
  6. Religion and organ donation.
  7. Process of Brain death certification.

  At the end, he requested participants to use the MOHAN Foundation website & helpline number to clarify any doubts.  Approximately 60 hospital staff were present including doctors. Two of the participants signed the consent form and picked up their donor cards

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera