MOHAN Foundation Hyderabad Team celebrated 25 years of saving lives through a unique “Ramp Walk for Life” wherein luminaries from various walks of life walked the ramp in Telangana Weaves and showcased their support for the cause of Organ Donation on December 23, 2022.
Prominent Doctors, Celebrities, Transplant Recipients and Donor Families walked the ramp wearing Telangana weaves to create awareness on Organ Donation. Actress Revathy, who was the first celebrity to pledge to donate organs when the MOHAN Foundation was established, was the Guest of Honour at the event which was held in partnership with Abhihaara Foundation which promotes Telangana Weaves. Ms.Revathy flashed her “Donor Card” and sincerely appealed to everyone to pledge for Organ Donation. She also spoke about her recent ventures i.e Aye Zindagi and Salam Venky, which are based on Organ Donation. She saluted all the Transplant Coordinators who speak to the family during their darkest hour of grief and highly appreciated the activities of MOHAN Foundation
Among the luminaries who walked the ramp was Dr Sonali Arora, a Cardiologist who specializes in advanced Heart failure and Transplant Cardiology. Dr Manjula Anagani, a Gynaecologist, is the Clinical Director and Head of the Department, Obs and Gynae, Care Hospital Hyderabad who received the prestigious Padmashree Award in 2015. She holds the Guinness World Record for the highest number of fibroids removed from a single patient.
From MOHAN Foundation, Mrs.Lalitha Raghuram (Country Director), Mr.K Raghuram (Advisor- MOHAN Foundation), and Ms. Pallavi Kumar (ED-Delhi -NCR) walked the ramp with the many other renowned persons from different areas of life, all joined together for the cause of Organ Donation were Ms.Swapna Sundari (Anchor),Ms. Manju Latha Kalanidhi (Journalist),Mr Hoinhu Rajesh (Lung Transplant Recipient), MrT S Sudhir (Journalist), Dr Tapaswi Krishna P (Consultant Pulmonologist), Dr Vineela Katam Reddy (Dentist), Mrs.Uma Devi Chigurupati ( ED Granules India), RJ Bhargavi Radio Mirchi, Dr Rama Enganti (MD, DM Nephrology), Mrs.Uma Sudhir (Executive Editor New Delhi Television), Dr Kola Sasikala (Consultant Gynaecologist,Birthright by Rainbow Hospital),Ms.Karuna Gopal Vartakavi (Political leader), Ms.Gayatri Bhargavi(Actor), Colonel Vikram Subramanyam, Dr Subhadra Jalali,Dr Usha Yanamandra, Dr Sandeep Attawar, and his transplant reciepients,Jyotsna Cheruvu(President-COWE) and Dr Samata Roshni Padala (Anatomy Proffesor)
Popular playback singer Mrs. Sreenidhi Venkat rendered several melodies at the venue to promote Organ Donation. Several Transplant and Corneal Recipients walked the ramp and narrated their hardships and motivated the audience to pledge for organ donation.
Close to 30 luminaries walked the ramp and 150 people were the audience. All the luminaries took the pledge to save lives which will go a long way in saving lives.
For additional pictures do visit : https://www.mohanfoundation.org/PhotoGallery/rampwalk-hyderabad-2022.html
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