Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh

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  The participants during the session

  

  Ms. Neha Sharma Katoch during her session

  

  Dr. Priyanka Tikku during her session

  

  Participants during the session

  

  Participants showing their donor cards

  

  Group photo

  On 11^th February 2022, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Ravinder, NSS Program Officer, to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their NSS Volunteers. Around 80 girls attended the session.

   

  Audiences were given introduction by Ms. Neha Sharma Katoch. Participants were given presentation on organ donation by Dr. Priyanka Tikku and brain death by Ms. Neha Sharma Katoch.

   

  In this talk, she explained the following points: -

  • Organ donation and its need
  • When and how does organ donation take place
  • Organs that can be donated during life and after death
  • The transplant waiting list in India
  • Brain death
  • Difference between brain death and coma
  • Contraindications to organ donation
  • Transplant Law
  • Role of MOHAN Foundation
  • Organ donation myths and facts
  • Eye donation

   

  The entire group got motivated and convinced to support organ donation. Around 5 girls took the donor card. They would love to share their wish with their families and also respect for the body after death. 

  
  
  Source-Ms. Neha Sharma Katoch