On 13^th January, 2017, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Ms. Alka Pabbi, NSS Program Officer of Sri Guru Gobind Singh School, Sector-35, Chandigarh to conduct an awareness talk for their students at the NSS camp of their school. Approximately 60 students from class 12^th attended the session.

 

Students were given an introduction & presentation on organ donation and brain death by Ms. Deepika Arora. The talk focused on concepts of organ donation and transplantation.

 

Explained the following points:-

• Necessity and importance of organ donation
• Types of donors
• In case of natural death which tissues can be donated
• In case of brain death which organs and tissues can be donated
• Myths on organ donation
• Importance of donor card

 

It was a very interactive session wherein the participants asked following questions:

1. Which organs can be donated after natural death?
2. Can skin be donated?