The Regional Transport Officer of Giripeth, Nagpur, Mr. Dinkar Manwar, invited MOHAN Foundation to conduct an awareness session on organ donation. The programme was conducted on 18^th November 2019 and the public who had come to apply for vehicle registration and driving license were the audience.

Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation delivered a talk on Organ Donation. In his talk he explained the following points:

• What is organ donation and its importance in saving lives
• Who can donate and when it is possible to become a donor
• Law on organ donation and transplantation
• Difference between brain death, natural death and coma
• Myths related to organ donation
• Stories of donors from Nagpur
• Transplant hospitals and tissue banks in Nagpur
• Importance of donor card, MOHAN Foundation helpline number and website

The audience asked the following questions:

• Does MOHAN Foundation offer any financial support for organ transplant?
•  Is pancreas transplant possible in Nagpur?
•  Is liver transplant possible in Nagpur?

Around 24 people were present and 3 of them signed consent forms and received their donor cards.

MOHAN Foundation thanks the RTO for the opportunity.