Awareness Talk on Organ Donation was conducted for the SIDBI Bengaluru

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  Ms. Ranjini addressing the participants

  

  Group photo

  On August 02^nd, 2023, MOHAN Foundation was invited to conduct an awareness session on organ donation for the staff at SIDBI (small industries development bank of India). Mr. Ulagiyan, DGM of SIDBI reached out to MOHAN Foundation, to conduct an awareness session on Organ donation.

  Ms. Ranjini Shankar MS, Project Manager, accompanied by Mr. Surya Prakash, Program coordinator, MOHAN Foundation conducted the talk at SIDBI Bengaluru and Mrs. Ranjini Shankar was the key resource.                                                                                                            

  Mrs. Ranjini Shankar MS, initiated the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation, its mission, vision and kept the audience engaged throughout the session. The following concepts were explained in detail.

  • Concepts of organ and tissue donation,
  • The types of death i.e., cardiac death and brain death
  • Brain Death and declaration concept
  • Procedure of deceased organ donation and live organ donation.
  • Procedure of tissue donation
  • Barriers in the process of organ donation
  • Myths and facts related to organ donation and its impact on the society
  • Role of Jeevasarthakathe
  • Importance of Donor card

  Mrs. Ranjini Shankar MS gave a brief insight into MOHAN Foundation courses and motivated the staff to pledge for organ donation

  Around 85 members attended the session. All of them supported the cause by taking the pledge for organ donation.

  Brochures and donor cards were distributed at the end of the session

  MOHAN Foundation thank Mr. Ulagiyan, DGM of SIDBI Bengaluru for their support towards the cause of Organ donation

  
  
  Source-Mrs. Ranjini Shankar MS