On 11^th July 2019, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Ms. Urvashi Sharma, Incharge Interact Club to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their students at Ajit Karam Singh International Public School (AKSIPS), Sector 45A, Chandigarh. Approximately 80 students from class 10th attended the session.

 

Ms. Urvashi Sharma addressed the students and gave a brief introduction on organ donation to their students.

 

Students were given an introduction & presentation on how important is organ donation and tissue donation and too many people waiting for transplant by Ms.Neha Sharma.

 

In this talk she explained the following points: -

• Organ donation types and who can be a donor
• The status of Organ Donation in India and their requirements vs donation rates
• She challenged 5 myths with 5 facts on Organ Donation
• Difference between natural death and brain death
• Age is not a constraint in donating their organs.
• Real life stories of an organ transplant being shared with the participants
• Importance of the donor card
• To pledge their organs they can register at MOHAN Foundation
• MOHAN Foundation’s mission & vision

 

All the students got motivated and convinced to support organ donation.  Students did applaud in the end for the efforts taken by MOHAN Foundation. Our special thanks to Ms. Urvashi Sharma, for their kind support in organising the session.