Organ Donation awareness talk held for Senior citizens of Matoshrii Vriddh Ashram, Aurangabad

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  Ms. Prarthana Dwivedi during her session

  

  The participants during the session

  On 28^th July 2022, MOHAN Foundation in association with Transplants – Help The Poor Foundation conducted an awareness talk on Organ Donation for Senior citizens of Old Age Home at Matoshrii Vriddh Ashram, Aurangabad. The session was organized with help of Mr. Anil Luniya who is the In-charge person of old age home.

  Ms. Prarthana started her presentation by introducing herself and MOHAN Foundation.

  Thereafter, she discussed the below topics on organ donation:

  1. What is organ donation?
  2. Who can donate?
  3. Types of donor
  4. Types of death
  5. Myths and facts about organ donation
  6. Donor card and its importance.

   

  Questions asked by the audience were as follows:

  • Will the body be disfigured after bone donation?
  • How to register as an organ donor?
  • Difference between body donation and organ donation?
  • Can old age person donate organ after death and how?

   

  Ms. Prarthana answered all the queries promptly. Close to 74 members pledged their organs. 138 participants attended the session. We thank Mr. Anil Luniya for inviting us and supporting the cause of Organ Donation.

  
  
  Source-Ms. Prarthana Dwivedi