Feedback Infrastructure Services Private Limited, Bangalore office had invited MOHAN Foundation for an organ donation awareness talk for their employees on 29^th October 2012. The programme is a part of country wide organ donation awareness drive organized by Feedback Infrastructure for the employees. Mr.Bino James, project manager MOHAN Foundation addressed the group and explained the various concepts related to deceased organ donation.

 

The main topics discussed during the programme were:

Ø  Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation

Ø  Brain Death- how it is different from natural death and coma

Ø  Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death

Ø  Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 and Rules related to declaration of brain death

Ø  Introduction to the diagnosis and maintenance of a brain dead organ donor

Ø  Statistics on the deceased organ donation programme in India and the need for accelerated efforts to strengthen the programme

Ø  Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme

Ø  Information about MOHAN Foundation toll free Organ Donation Helpline no 18004193737