Organ Donation Awareness for Women Members of a Joint Liability Group

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  Mr. Dileep Kumar, Transplant Coordinator explaining Organ Donation to the participants

  On 25^th January 2019, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Prakash, State Head and Mr. Pechiyappan, CSR Officer of Suryoday Small Finance Bank - Hasthampatti, Salem to deliver an awareness talk on organ donation for the members of a Joint Liabilities Group.
  46 members from different centers participated in the program.

   

  The session began by Mr. Pechiyappan introducing Mr. Dileep Kumar S from MOHAN Foundation to the audience.  Mr. Dileep Kumar started by testing the participants’ knowledge about organ donation and transplantation by having an interactive session. He then spoke on the following topics:

   

  • The causes of kidney damage and how to control kidney stone
  • Different organs in the human body and causes for their failure
  • Organ donation as a life giving cause
  • Difference between natural death and brain death
  • What, when and how of organ donation
  • How to register as an organ donor
  • Myths on organ donation
  • Registration in case on organ requirement
  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act.
  • Saving many lives through organ donation

   

  A few questions were asked by the participants following the talk. They then shared their ideas, experiences and thoughts. After the Q&A session Mr. Pechiyappan CSR thanked Mr. Dileep Kumar for his talk on organ donation at Suryoday small finance bank.

  
  
  Source-S Dileep Kumar