Leo Club of South Madras Promotes Organ Donation at Anna University

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  Mr.Prakash Transplant Coordinator explaining the Concept of Organ Donation

  

  The students at the Talk

  On 25^th August 2015, Leo Club of South Madras conducted an awareness programme on Organ Donation at Ada Lovelace Hall, Anna University, Chennai. Mr. Pratheeb Kumar, Leo Club President, Department of Information Technology, College of Engineering Guindy, invited TRANSTAN to give an awareness talk on Organ Donation. The programme began with a welcome address by Ms. Banu Vice Principal and she explained the importance of event and encouraged the students to support the noble cause.

  Mr. Prakash. K and Ms. AT. Sunitha Transplant Coordinators, MOHAN Foundation facilitated the event and Mr. Prakash spoke about the Concepts of Organ Donation.

  The following topics were covered in his talk:

  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme
  • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
  • Difference between Brain death and Coma
  • Tissues and organs  that can be donated
  • Importance of the consent from family
  • Importance of Donor card 
  • More information  sources - Helpline Number and website
  • Few short films were shown

  At the end of the programme documentary film was shown and prepared by the students. Totally 20 staff and 250 students participated and supported the noble cause and all of then took donor cards. 

  
  
  Source-Prakash K.