On 4^th June 2019, Mr. Anand, Principal, KLE Nursing College invited MOHAN Foundation to organize an awareness programme to their 1^st & 02^nd year students at Gokak, Belgaum.

MOHAN Foundation was represented by Project Manager – Ms. Ranjini Shankar MS & Transplant Co-ordinators Ms. Hemavathi B N & Ms. Sheetal Mudada.

The following topics were discussed in detail:

• Introduction about MOHAN Foundation
• Brain Stem Death
• Circulatory Death
• Apnea Test
• Importance of time factor in organ transplant
• Jeevasarthakathe and its role
• Organ allocation system in Karnataka
• The Burden of Organ failure & need for organ donation
• Importance of a Donor Card

During the interaction, the audience raised the following questions:

• Important of Time Factor in organ transplant
• Any Financial transaction
• Green Corridor
• Importance of Ventilator
• Brain Stem Death Certification Process
• Necessary for Family Consent

Around 45 students attended the programme. After understanding the organ donation facts, a few expressed their wish to pledge for organ donation.