Motivating Talk on Organ Donation for School & College Students in NCC Camp

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  Mr. Prakash K, Transplant Coordinator addressing the NCC Students

  

  NCC Students at the Presentation

  On 22^nd July 2015, Tamilnadu NCC Battalion A, Chennai initiated a sensitization programme for their cadets. The programme was held at Bharathi University, Tambaram. Fr. Samuel Raj HOD requested MOHAN Foundation to enlighten their students on organ donation. Mr. Prakash K. & Ms. AT Sunitha, Transplant Coordinators facilitated the programme.

  Mr. Prakash K. spoke about the Concepts of Organ Donation. The following topics were covered during the talk:

  • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme
  • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
  • Difference between Brain death and Coma
  • Importance of the consent from the family
  • Importance of Donor card 
  • Tissues and organs that can be donated
  • Transplant Coordinators Training Programme

   

  Soon after the talk the transplant coordinators distributed the information brochures to all school students and showed a short film on organ donation. Totally 650 students and NCC staff attended the talk. 

  
  
  Source-Prakash K.