On 17^th July 2022, MOHAN Foundation, in association with Transplants – Help the Poor Foundation, conducted an awareness session on organ donation at Sutgirni College of Nursing, Wanadongri, Nagpur.

Ms. Prarthana Dwivedi was the key resource. She began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation and its objectives. She addressed the audience by asking a few questions on organ donation and elucidated the need and importance of organ donation in India and engaged the audience with a presentation

The following were discussed thoroughly:

• The concept of Organ donation and Transplantion,
• The types of death i.e., cardiac death and brain death,
• Brain death and the procedure of deceased organ donation and live organ donation.
• The procedure of skin and bone donation  
• Common myths and facts related to organ donation and how it impacts on organ donation.
• The procedure of Skin Donation   
• Role of MOHAN Foundation in Organ donation

 

The audience who attended the session were nursing staff and faculty of the institution. They were highly motivated towards the cause and extended their support by pledging their organs. Around 54 of them pledged their organs and took their donor cards. Close to 72 people attended the session.

 

We thank Dr. Seema Bajaj, Director of Sutgirni College of Nursing, Wanadongri, Nagpur for inviting us and supporting the cause of Organ Donation.