Information Desk at Super Specialty Hospital Nagpur

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  Visitor with a brochure

  

  Outpatients and visitors with information brochures

  

  Information brochures distributed

  On 14^th November 2019, Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur invited MOHAN Foundation to speak about organ donation to the outpatients visiting the hospital. Dr. Milind Phulpatil, Special Duty In-charge of Super Specialty Hospital invited to MOHAN Foundation had extended an invitation to put up a stall to display information brochures, donor cards standees and  a banner. Mr. Bulu Behera 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 25 patients and relatives visited the stall. After understanding about organ donation, 8 patients and relatives collected consent form and 4 other signed consent forms and took the donor cards.

  Questions asked by patients and relatives.

  • How will MOHAN Foundation get to know of a registered organ donor’s death?
  • What is the time duration for liver transplant?
  • Why is not possible to donate organs following natural death?

  
  
  Source-Bulu Behera