Organ Donation Awareness Drive at a Women’s College in Vaniyambadi

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  Prakash K, Transplant coordinator explaining the concept of Organ Donation

  

  The participants at the talk

  On 23^rd September 2015, Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women, Vaniyambadi conducted an Organ Donation Drive for their college students and Mrs. Sivapriya invited MOHAN Foundation to create awareness on Organ Donation.                                                              

  The programme began with a welcome address by Mrs. C. Jayasri Assistant Professor, Dept of English. Mr. Prakash K. Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation Chennai facilitated the event and spoke about  the  Concepts of Organ Donation.

  The following topics were covered in the presentation:

  • 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

  Totally 800 staff and students participated in the event. All of them pledged for the Donor Card and supported the noble cause of organ donation. At the end of the programme Ms. M. Mythili NSS Student Secretary gave the vote of thanks.  

  
  
  Source-Prakash K.