Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at Shakuntala Devi Foundation, Beauty Culture Toga Village, Punjab by Ambassador Mrs. Parveen Mahajan

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  Ms Parveen Mahajan explaining the concept of Organ Donation

  

  Women extending their support towards Organ Donation

  

  Mehndi designed portraying Organ Donation

  On 3rd October 2023, Mrs. Parveen Mahajan, Ambassador, MOHAN Foundation, conducts awareness session on organ donation for the students of SDF, Beauty culture Toga Village Punjab.  Around 40 students attended the session.

   Shakunatala Devi Foundation is a Chandigarh based non-profit organization. It is a family run trust working for the empowerment of women. They believe in imparting skills to women so that they become financially independent. The organization is committed for Social Welfare programs, working for women empowerment.

  At the beginning of the session, Ambassador Mrs. Praveen Mahajan welcomed all the participants.

  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

  At the end, She distributed brochers to promote Organ Donation. Participants  made ''Posters on Organ Donation'' in local language “Punjabi” and in  “Hindi” and also made organs on their hands from (mehendi )Henna to promote Organ Donation. Mrs. Parveen Mahajan gave the vote of thanks. The entire group got motivated and convinced to support organ donation. ALL of them pledged for Organ Donation and expressed their views on organ donation.

  
  
  Source-Ms Neha Sharma