Organ Donation Awareness at a Buddha Vihar in Nagpur

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  The awareness session in progress

  

  Mr. Bulu Behera during the awareness talk at Buddha Vihar

  

  A group picture

  

  Discussion after the awareness session

  Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator of MOHAN Foundation collaborated with Mr. Dilip Ramteke, the In-charge of a Budhha Vihar in Nagpur to organize an awareness session on organ donation for a group of followers. The event was organized on 6^th October 2021 in the temple premises.  

  Mr. Bulu Behera began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation, its mission and vision, and proceeded to explain the following:

  • Concepts of organ and tissue donation
  • The types of death 
  • Brain death declaration, apnea test and other clinical tests
  • Procedures of deceased and live organ donation
  • Barrier to organ donation
  • Myths and facts related to organ donation
  • Role of ZTCC in organ donation
  • Transplant Law
  • Importance of donor card

  Mr. Behera also gave information about body donation and hand transplant. Around 30 people were present and all of them pledged to donate organs, signed consent forms, and took donor cards.

  
  
  Source-Mr. Bulu Behera