On the occasion of Independence day, an Interactive Session on Organ Donation conducted at GHMC Community Hall, Hyderabad

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  Dr. Bhanu Prakash addressing the crowd at GHMC Community Hall

  

  People flashing their donor cards

  

  Dr. Bhanu Prakash along with participants

  On the occasion of Independence day, an Interactive Session on Organ Donation conducted at GHMC Community Hall, Hyderabad.

  On the occasion of Independence Day, Dr. Bhanu Prakash was invited to conduct an awareness session at GHMC Community Hall in Hyderabad to speak about organ donation.

  Dr. Bhanu Prakash 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
  • Transplant waiting list in India
  • Brain death
  • Difference between brain death and coma
  • Role of MOHAN Foundation
  • Eye donation

  Over all the session was very interactive where participants enthusiastically contributed to the discussion and asked many queries.

  Dr. Bhanu Prakash the participants to pledge to donate organs and explained the importance of a donor card.

  Close to 50 people attended the session and 40 people pledged to donate organs.

  
  
  Source-Ms. Srividya Subramanian