Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector - 37B, Chandigarh

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  The participants during the session

  

  Ms. Neha Sharma addressing the participants

  

  The participants during the session

  On 17^th January 2023, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mrs. Seema Chaudary, NSS Program Officer to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their NSS volunteers.  Around 70 students attended the session.

   

  Ms. Neha Sharma addressed the audience telling them about how important is organ donation and it provides the opportunity to improve the quality of life and save lives of others. It is the greatest gift one can ever give.

   

  Ms. Neha Sharma Katoch began the session by explaining the full form of MOHAN. She informed the audience that MOHAN is not someone’s name but an acronym. She explained the basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation with the help of a simple PowerPoint presentation.

   

  The following topics were explained in detail:

  • 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 Fact
  • Eye Donation

   

  At the end of the session, Mrs. Seema Chaudary gave a vote of thanks. She said that the session was very interesting and informative.

  
  
  Source-Ms. Neha Sharma