Stall on Organ Donation at Elders Mela, Zorastrian Club, Hyderabad

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  Ms. Hemalatha explaining about disease burdern and Organ donation to His Excellency E S L Narasimhan, Governor of AP

  

  Ms. Hemalatha explaining about Organ donation to Mr Krishna Babu, Commissioner GHMC

  

  Senior citizens signing the Donor Card

  

  Dr. Bhanu explaining about donor card

  

  Like minded people came forward to pledge organs and spread the message

  

  Ms. Hemalatha explaining about Organ Donation to the delegate

  MOHAN Foundation, Hyderabad was invited by organizing committee of Elders Mela’12 to set up the stall on Organ donation and explain people the procedures to get registered for being an organ donor. The Elders Mela was organized by HelpAge India, GHMC Aasara and other senior citizens association to mark International day for elderly (oct 1^st), which took place at zorastrian club, Secunderabad from 2^nd to 4^th October 2012. The Mela had many stalls from retirement consultancies, Physio care units and different hospitals for conducting free or subsidized medical camp. The Senior citizens and other delegates keenly came forward to get information about organ donation and took donor card. Some took additional donor cards for their family members, friends and old age home mates. Nearly 600 donor cards were signed up. We were invited by many organizations to give talk on organ donation in their monthly meeting as it can benefit many.

   

  The chief guest visited the stall

  Oct 2^nd – Ms. Sunitha Laxma Reddy, Minister of Child welfare, Women and Self Help group

  Oct 4^th – Hon. E.S.L Narsimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh

                  Mr. Krishna Babu, Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

  
  
  Source-Dr. Bhanu Chandra & Ms. Hemalatha