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 13^th December 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:

• Will there be any financial support given to the donor family after organ donation?
• What is natural death and what are the organs that can be donated after natural death?
• Where is MOHAN Foundation office in Nagpur?

 

Around 21 people were present and 4 of them signed consent forms and received their donor cards.

MOHAN Foundation thanks the RTO for the opportunity