MOHAN Foundation Conducts Awareness Talk on Organ Donation at NCC Academy, Ropar

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  Col M.K Sharma, Commandant, 2Bn. Chandigarh N.C.C. addressing the gathering

  

  Mr. Sudhir Dewan explaining about organ donation

  

  Ms. Deepika Arora explaining about brain death

  

  Participants at the talk

  

  Participants at the talk

  On 6^th July, 2016, MOHAN Foundation was invited by the Commandant, Col M.K Sharma, 2Bn. Chandigarh N.C.C. to conduct an awareness talk for their N.C.C. Cadets and J.C.Os at Ropar. The Commandant himself was very supportive of the cause.

   

  The group of students were from Chandigarh Government and Private Colleges.  They were very enthusiastic about and very much aware about Organ Donation. Around 300 cadets and J.C.Os participated in the program.

   

  Audience were given an introduction by Mr. Sudhir Dewan and presentation on Organ Donation and Brain Death by Deepika Arora.

   

  The main topics discussed during the program:

  Importance of Donor card and consent from the family.

  MOHAN Foundation activities

  Organs that can be donated

  Brain Death and its declaration.

  THO Act and myths related to Organ Donation

   

  It was a very interactive sessions. Participants asked the following questions as regard to donation:-

  Why Can't the Brain be transplanted?

  Why it's not mentioned anywhere about organ donation in religion?

  Can Hand be transplanted ?

  
  
  Source-Ms. Deepika Arora