MOHAN Foundation was Invited to conduct a webinar for spreading awareness on Organ Donation

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  Dr. Ravi Wankhede speaking at the online session

  

  Participants during the session

  On 7^th August, 2022 MOHAN Foundation was invited to conduct an online webinar to spread awareness on Organ Donation to mark the death anniversary of late Shri.Ganesh j.Kadam. The webinar was organised on the demand of Dr. Satish Kadam the son of the deceased.Dr. Ravi Wankhede was the key resource.

  Dr. Wankhede started the session by asking a few introductory questions on Organ Donation and then introduced MOHAN Foundation to the participants and kept the audience engaged throughout the session. 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
  • Types of death
  • Brain death
  • Eligibility to donate organs in India
  • Eye donation
  • Importance of donor card

   

  The session was very interactive where participants enthusiastically contributed to the discussion and asked many queries. To name a few: 

  • Process of Voluntary Body Donation
  • Is it possible to donate corneas after giving consent to Voluntary body donation
  • Process of Eye donation

   

  Dr. Wankhede also gave a detailed understanding in the role and working of ZTCC in organ donation. He also displayed the Toll Free Number and motivated the participants to pledge for organ donation.

   

  Close to 33 participants were present in the webinar.

   

  
  
  Source-Mr. Bulu Behera