MOHAN Foundation Conducts Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at Ishwar Singh Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School Sector-21 Chandigarh

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  Ms. Neha Sharma, Program Officer speaking about organ Donation

  

  The participants during the session

  

  Participants during the session

  On 17^th February 2024, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Ms. Priyanka NSS Program Officer in Ishwar Singh Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector-21 Chandigarh to conduct an awareness talk on Organ Donation for their NSS Students. Approximately 70 students from class 12^th attended the session.

   Ms. Neha Sharma began the session by asking participants what they knew about Organ donation. She then explained the current status of organ donation in India, covering the following topics in detail:

   She explained the following points: -

  • Organ donation types and who can be a donor
  • The status of Organ Donation in India and their requirements vs donation rates
  • She challenged 5 myths with 5 facts on Organ Donation
  • Difference between natural death and brain death
  • Age is not a constraint in donating their organs.
  • Real life stories of an organ transplant being shared with the participants
  • Importance of the Donor card
  • To pledge their organs they can register at MOHAN Foundation
  • MOHAN Foundation’s mission & vision

  A short informative film on brain death was also shown and the importance of family consent in the process of organ donation was explained to the students

  All the students got motivated and convinced to support organ donation.  Students did applaud in the end for the efforts taken by MOHAN Foundation. 

  
  
  

  
  
  Source-Ms. Neha Sharma