Organ Donation Awareness for Students of Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work, Nagpur

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  Mr. Bulu Behera explaining the importance of donor card

  

  Awareness session in progress

  On 25^th November 2021, Ms. Poonam Nimje, Faculty of Matru Sewa Sangh institute of Social Work (MSSISW) in Bajaj Nagar, Nagpur invited Mr. Bulu Behera to give a talk on organ donation and transplantation at the institute. Mr. Behera is a Transplant Coordinator of MOHAN Foundation, Nagpur.

  He addressed the MSW 1^st Semester and BSW 1^st Semester students of the institute on the following topics:

  • What is organ donation and who can donate organs?
  • Age limit for organ donation
  • Difference between coma and brain death
  • Process of organ donation
  • Difference between natural death and brain death
  • Difference between organs and tissues
  • Information about NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO and ZTCC
  • Importance of donor card in organ donation
  • Importance of the helpline number
  • THO Act 1994

  Approximately 80 students were present, and 18 of them signed consent form to donate organs. The others informed that after a discussion with their families, they would consider pledging. MOHAN Foundation is thankful to Ms. Nimje and MSSISW for the opportunity.

  
  
  Source-Mr. Bulu Behera