Organ Donation Awareness during 5-day Apurva Vigyan Mela at Nagpur

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  A group of teachers visiting at the stall

  

  Mr. Bulu Behera explaining about brain death

  

  A visitor who pledged as organ donor

  

  Students at the stall

  

  Visitors supporting the cause

  The Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Association for Research and Training in Basic Science Education (ARTBSE) organized the Apurva Vigyan Mela from 15^th-19^th December 2021. The 5-day science exhibition was held at Rashtrabhasha Bhavan, Ambazari Road in Nagpur. The Central Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari was the Chief Guest.

  Mr. Paramjit Singh invited MOHAN Foundation to put up a stall during all 5 days to create awareness among the students and other exhibition visitors. Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator of MOHAN Foundation put up a stall with banners, standees, information brochures, pledge forms and donor cards. The highlight at the stall was the Life before Ashes exhibit featuring human organs modeled using real human ashes, strongly illustrating the importance of organ donation.

  On all 5 days Mr. Behera gave information about the following to the visitors:

  • What is organ donation and who can donate organs?
  • Natural death and brain death
  • Difference between coma and brain death?
  • What organs/tissues can be donated when alive and after death?
  • Eye donation process
  • Body donation process
  • After death whom to contact for organ donation
  • Role of NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO & ZTCC
  • Organ Transplant Act 1994
  • Hand transplant
  • MOHAN Foundation’s activities
  • Importance of the Helpline number and donor cards

  The stall received many visitors and was a great opportunity to reach a huge number of people. Approximate number of visitors to the stall, day-wise:

  Day 1: 1200
  Day 2: 1000

  Day 3: 1300

  Day 4: 950

  Day 5: 1100 

  MOHAN Foundation is thankful to the organizers and specifically to Mr. Paramjit Singh for the great opportunity.

  
  
  Source-Mr. Bulu Behera