Awareness on Organ Donation at RTO, Nagpur

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  Ms. Kanchan Shewde explaining about organ donation to the visitors

  

  Ms. Kanchan Shewde explaining about organ donation to the visitors

  

  Ms. Kanchan Shewde explaining about organ donation to the visitors

  On 7^th January 2014, Dr. Ravi Wankhede Director of MOHAN Foundation, Mr. Bulu Behera & Ms. Kanchan Shewde transplant co-ordinators of MOHAN Foundation Nagpur Centre, were invited by Mr. Kishore Khobragade at RTO office Nagpur for talk & stall on decease organ donation.  Dr. Ravi Wankhede met the drivers, truck owners, staff of RTO Office. Dr. Ravi Wankhede gave a talk on  Concepts of organ donation and the need for organs. He spoke about the process of donation and how Brain Death is death and final. During the talk he said it is possible if the relatives of brain death patient consent to donate the organs.  Organs such as Kidney, Heart, Liver, Pancreas, and corneas  etc. can be donated. He  gave  information about MOHAN Foundation activities,  helpline number & donor card.

   

  The  question raised by participant are given below.

  • If any person dies at home then how their eyes will be donated?
  • Have you signed the pledge form for your organ donation?

   

  After discussion, RTO police gave a vote of thanks to MOHAN Foundation & the participants. No one picked the donor card, there were 43 people present at the talk. 

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera