On 7th July 2015 the Regional Traffic Officer (RTO) Nagpur Mr. Sahebrao Sherke invited MOHAN Foundation to talk about Deceased Organ donation. The drivers who apply for registration and driving license were the audience.

Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator gave the talk on the Concepts of Organ donation and Transplantation. He spoke in detail about:  

Need for organ donation,

Types of death: brain death and natural death,

Difference between brain death and coma, 

Types of Organ donation, eye donation and whole body donation,

Activities of MOHAN Foundation and

Information sources - MOHAN Foundation website and helpline.

 

Following questions were asked by the participants.

Where is MOHAN foundation office?

How will MOHAN Foundation know that a donor has passed away?

Whom to contact for body donation?

 

During question answer session Mr. Bulu Behera gave an example of a recipient benefitting from donation from a brain dead donor.   55 drivers were present and 15 took consent form and said they will sign after discussion with their family.