Interactive Session on Organ Donation conducted at Champapet, Telangana

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  Dr. Bhanu Prakash explaining the concepts of organ donation

  

  Audience pledging for organ donation

  On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, i.e 2^nd October 2023, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. J. Surendar Reddy to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation. Dr Bhanu Prakash, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation was the key speaker who began the session by asking a few introductory questions on organ donation and explained the following topics in detail –

  • Organ donation and its need in the society
  • When and how does organ donation take place
  • Organs that can be donated during life and after death
  • Transplant waiting list in India
  • Myths on Organ Donation
  • Brain death
  • Clinical aspects of brain death
  • Contraindications to organ donation

  The students actively participated in the session and posed several questions. To name a few

  • Cost of Transplantation
  • Green corridor

   Dr. Bhanu Prakash urged the participants to pledge for organ donation. Donor cards and brochures were distributed at the end of the session. Close to 30 people were present in the session

  
  
  Source-Dr. Bhanu Prakash