MOHAN Foundation conducted Organ donation awareness with Capital Up in Thane,Mumbai

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  Ms. Padmavathi with Capital Up team

  With the aim to create awareness about organ donation, dispel myths and misconceptions associated with organ donation and motivate and encourage the society memebers and employees to donate organs after death. The employees and the society members were eager to know more for them this session was like an eye-opener wherein they are keen in joining as a volunteer and be a part of this cause.

  Ms. Padmavathi Vasudevan, Project Officer MOHAN Foundation Mumbai  along with Ms.Yogita who takes care of Social media handles of MOHAN Foundation conducted an awareness session with Capital Up on 22nd October 2023. addressing the overall challenges, fears and the misconceptions prevailing amongst everyone when we initiate conversation regarding donating our organs.

  In her talk-cum-presentation Padma spoke about -

  • What is Organ Donation? Difference between Organs
  • How deceased organ donation can save multiple lives ?
  • Current state of organ donation in India and the wide gap in demand and availability of donated organs 
  • The imperativeness of increasing cadaver organ donation
  • Time factor in ensuring successful organ donation and transplantation;
  • Process and purpose of pledging organs and tissues.
  • Activities and Courses conducted by MOHAN Foundation
  • Facts behind Myths & Superstitions surrounding Organ Donation
  • Challenges before us in motivating and encouraging Organ Donation

  There were more than 150 members  who attended the session and in that 10+ did pledge for organ donation. MOHAN Foundation would like to thank Mr. Sachin Desphande and Priti Deshpande founders of Capital Up in Thane, Mumbai for this noble initiative.

  
  
  Source-Padmavathi Vasudevan