Organ Donation Awareness talk at St. Alphonsa Church, Pozhichallur

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  Mr. Jeyabal M, Transplant Coordinator addressed the gathering

  

  Participants at the talk

  An awareness talk on organ donation was organised at St. Alphonsa Syro Malabar Church, Pozhichallur, Chennai on 2^nd February 2014. The session was organised by Mr. Sebastin, a member of the parish in order to create awareness on the organ donation. The session was conducted by Mr. Jeyabal M Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, Chennai.

   

  The programme started with an introductory speech given by parish priest on motivating the gathering to donate their organs after death. Mr. Jeyabal gave a PowerPoint presentation on the concept of organ donation. In his session he covered following topics:

  • Importance of organ donation
  • Types of donations – live and deceased donation
  • Difference between coma, cardiac death and brain death
  • Organs that can be donated
  • Donor card – registration  -  paper pencil -  online -  android phone

   

  More than 100 members attended the programme  and expressed their support for organ donation

  
  
  Source-Jeyabal M.