Organ Donation Awareness included in the Celebration of Universal Brotherhood Day

• On the occasion of Universal Brotherhood Day celebrated all over the world on the 24^th of June 2014, Mr. Rambabu (Treasurer) from Murray Hemmick lodge No: 90, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh organized a mega Blood Donation camp & Organ Donation Awareness  camp at Thirumalai Mission Hospital at Ranipet, Vellore District .

   

  Mr. R. Ananth Transplant Coordinator from MOHAN Foundation set up the stall and explained about the Concepts of Brain Death and Organ Donation to the visitors.

   

  Topics covered in the interactive session:

  • Brain death and coma
  • Organ and tissue donation by live people
  • Organ and tissue donation after cardiac death and brain death
  • Importance of a Donor card

   

  Nearly 34 members took a pledge to donate organs by picking up the Donor Cards.

  
  
  Source-Ananth R.