Senior Citizens pledge for Organ and Whole Body Donation

• MOHAN Foundation was invited by Dignity Foundation to give a talk on Organ Donation to their Senior Citizens. This initiative was by Ms. Gayathri, Senior Manager & Chapter Head, Dignity Foundation. They event was organized on 15.03.2015 at Indian Officers Association Hall, Royapettah, Chennai.

   

  Dignity Foundation is an NGO works as a support system for senior citizen and also runs Dementia Day Care Center, Free Ration Service, Loneliness Mitigation Programme and Helpline Services. A two day (14^th and 15^th March 2015) health care event was organized for the seniors Citizens, on Alternate Medicine and on Allopathic medicine. On the second day, a 20 minute slot was allocated for Organ Donation.

   

  Ms. Kavitha. S, Marketing Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation was deputed to address the gathering. She spoke on following topics:

  • Importance and need of organ donation
  • Types of donations – live and deceased donation
  • Difference between Natural Death, Coma and Brain Death
  • Organs and tissues  that can be donated in cardiac death and brain death
  • Eye donation
  • Importance of Donor card, helpline number and website
  • Whole Body Donation
  • Transplant Coordinator Training Programme

   

  Nearly 100 senior citizens attended the session and all took Donor card and Whole Body Donation Form.

   

  
  
  Source-Kavitha S.