MOHAN Foundation invited to an awareness session on Organ Donation at Sparsh Hospice, Hyderabad, Telangana

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  Ms. Srividya.S speaking about the importance of organ donation

  

  The session in progress

  

  Staff at Sparsh Hospice promoting MOHAN Foundation helpline number at the Hospital Administration office

  On 6^th December 2023, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Sparsh Hospice Centre to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation. Sparsh Hospice is a centre for terminally ill cancer patients and was established in September 2011 as an initiative of Rotary Club of Banjara Hills (District RI 3150) under a separately constituted Trust named as Rotary Club of Banjara Hills Charitable Trust. Ms. Srividya, Project Manager, MOHAN Foundation was the key speaker  and was accompanied by interns Mr. Raghoutham & Ms. Praharshita who are currently pursuing Law from Symbiosis Law College, Hyderabad

  The following were discussed 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
  • Role of MOHAN Foundation
  • Eye donation 

  Some of the questions asked during the presentation were

  • Organ allocation system in Telangana
  • Bone marrow transplantation
  • Contraindications to organ donation
  • Green corridor
  • Procedure for organ pledging

  Close to 30 people were present in the session

   

   

   

   

   

  
  
  Source-Ms. Srividya Subramanian