Conducted organ donation awareness talk at NCRD College of Pharmacy at Nerul

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  Group photo with students

  On 20th October 2023, MOHAN Foundation conducted an awareness talk on Organ Donation for B Pharm students of NCRD College of Pharmacy at Nerul. The session was organized with help of Mrs. Vaishali Sorte. who is the In-charge person of the Institute.

   Ms. Prarthana was welcomed by Mrs Vaishali Sorte. Ms. Prarthana began the session by asking participant’s understanding about organ donation. She then explained the basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation with the help of a PowerPoint presentation. The following topics were explained in detail.

  • Organ donation and its need in the society
  • Tissue Donation after cardiac death
  • When and how does organ donation take place
  • Organs that can be donated during life and after death
  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
  • Transplant waiting list in India
  • Brain death
  • Difference between coma and brain death
  • Role of MOHAN Foundation
  • Myths and facts about organ donation
  • Green corridor
  • Body donation

   Over all the session was very interactive where participants enthusiastically contributed to the discussion and asked many queries.

  • How to enrol for Body Donation?
  • Green corridor process?

   The session came to a close with Ms. Vaishali Sorte thanking Ms. Prarthana for conducting the session for their students.

   Close to 54 students participated in the session.

  
  
  Source-Prarthana Dwivedi