Women from fishing community participate in an Organ Donation session at Kasimedu

On 10^th August 2016, REAL Trust, Chennai conducted an awareness programme at Nagooran Thottam, Kasimedu on Organ Donation. Mr. Lawrence Executive Director invited Govt. Stanley Hospital Chennai to sensitize the public on Organ Donation. Mr. Prakash K. Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, deputed at Govt. Stanley Hospital facilitated and explained about the process and concepts of Organ Donation. The participants from all women from the fishing community participated very actively.

The following topics were discussed in his talk:

Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
Difference between Brain death and Coma
Importance of the consent from the family
Eye Donation
Importance of Donor card
Tissues and organs that can be donated

Totally 50 women participated and information brochures were distributed to them.