Organ Donation Awareness Talk for social work students of Stella Maris College, Chennai

• MOHAN Foundation was invited by Social Work department of Stella Maris College, Chennai to give an awareness talk for their II year BSW students on 13^th October 2014. Ms. Kavitha S. Marketing Coordinator represented MOHAN Foundation.

   

  The programme started at 10.00am in the MO1 Hall with a welcome address given by Ms. Mathavi.  Ms. Kavitha.  S, delivered a talk on Organ Donation.  In her talk she explained the following:

   

  • Importance and need of organ donation
  • Types of donations – live and deceased donation
  • Difference between Natural Death, Coma and Brain Death
  • Organs and tissues  that can be donated in cardiac death and brain death
  • Eye donation
  • Importance of Donor card, helpline number and website
    • Transplant Coordinator Training Programme

   

  Nearly 45 students attended the session. At the end of the session “Priceless Gift” information brochures and Transplant Coordinator Training Programme brochures were distributed. All the students supported the noble cause by picking up the donor cards. 

   

  
  
  Source-Kavitha S.