Ahuja Residences on the auspicious occasion of Diwali celebrations on October 25, 2019, invited MOHAN Foundation to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation at Swasno Hotel, Gurugram. Mr. Jaideep Ahuja (MD, Ahuja Residences) took the initiative to organize the session as he and his family members strongly support the cause. Ms. Pallavi Kumar was the speaker at the session and was accompanied by Ms. Vineha Didwani.
The session was organised through an initiative by Mr Nishit Sood, Chair of the Delhi chapter of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Yi (Young Indians). CII Yi have taken up the cause of organ donation and the Delhi chapter is partnering with MOHAN Foundation to create awareness on this crucial lifesaving cause. Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of CII and was formed in 2002 as a PAN India platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation.
Ahuja Residences established in 1982, is one of India’s leading providers of diverse and quality accommodation solutions. With over 35 years of expertise, presence in more than 5 cities across the country, offering more than 1,300 rooms and with over half a million happy guests, Ahuja Residences are proud to be The Accommodation Experts!
Mr. Jaideep addressed the audience by wishing them for Diwali and introducing Ms Pallavi Kumar. Ms. Pallavi then took over and started the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation and its activities to the participants. She then asked the audience if any one of them had signed up to be an organ donor or had any personal experience to share regarding organ donation. Mr. Jaideep himself got up to share that his own maternal grandmother (present for the talk) had signed up for whole body donation almost 30 years ago. He also shared about an aunt who had a kidney transplant.
Ms. Pallavi then explained the basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation with the help of a simple powerpoint presentation in Hindi as the target audience was all Hindi speaking and a few videos on subjects like brain death for better understanding and clarity were also shown. The condition of brain stem death was explained with the help of a video and common causes of brain death were also enumerated. The difference between coma and brain-death were also elaborated with the help of examples and videos. During her talk she shared the current statistics of organ donation in India in comparison to other countries. She touched upon the need for organ donation in our country, where a patient is diagnosed with organ failure every single day. Emphasis was also laid on corneal donation and how every individual can think about donating their corneas once they are no more.
Post the talk, Ms. Rashmi Ahuja (Chairperson, Ahuja Residences) stood up and shared how she and her mother have signed up for body donation for medical and research work. This served as a great encouragement for the staff and employees.
The session ended with a motivational video on organ donation. Close to 200 participants attended the session.
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