Information Desk at GMCH Nagpur

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  Visitors at the information desk

  

  Outpatients and visitors with brochures

  On 18th November 2019, the Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur invited MOHAN Foundation to speak about organ donation to the outpatients and relatives visiting the hospital. Dr. Naresh Tiripude HOD of the Anesthesia department of Government Medical College had extended the invitation to put up an information stall with information brochures, donor cards standees and banners. Mr. BuluBehera, Transplant Coordinator managed the stall.

  Information given to outpatients:

  • Types of death
  • Organs and tissues that can be donated after brain death after natural death and while living
  • How does an organ failure patient register for a transplant and where is the waitlist available?
  • Who can donate organs and what is the importance of a donor card?
  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation
  • Using the Helpline number and website of MOHAN Foundation

  Around 28 patients and relatives visited the stall. After understanding about organ donation, 10 of them took consent form to consult with their families and 4 patients signed consent form and received donor cards.

  Questions asked by stall visitors included:

  • What are the criteria to join MOHAN Foundation?
  • Are placements offered after completion of training at MOHAN Foundation?
  • Who is the head of MOHAN Foundation?

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera