Dr. George Fernandes, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Viveka Hospital in Subash Nagar, Nagpur had invited Dr. Ravi Wankhede of MOHAN Foundation to deliver a talk on organ donation and transplantation on 9th February 2021 for the administrative staff of the hospital.
Dr. Wankhede explained the history of organ donation; process of organ and tissue donation while living and after death as per the THO Act 1994. He gave brief information about MOHAN Foundation and its activities and explained the roles of NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO and ZTCC.
He gave information about living and deceased donors (circulatory death and brain death), brain death and its causes and how a brain dead person can save the lives of 8 others by donating his/her organs and improve the lives of as many as 50 people by donating tissues.
Dr. Ravi Wankhede mentioned that while organ donation is very common in developed countries, very few people in India donate organs as they are not aware of the subject. MOHAN Foundation has been spreading awareness through its various centres in the country.
At the end of the talk pamphlets were distributed. Around 40 participants were present; 10 of them took pledge forms and 5 signed consent forms for organ donation.
Questions asked by the audience:
1) What is a green corridor?
2) How to motivate potential donor families?
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