On 20^th August 2022, Dr. Ravi Wankhede , Director of MOHAN Foundation, Nagpur was invited to conduct an awareness session on organ donation at Dharampeth M. P. DEO, Memorial Science College. Dr. P.T Humane, Professor and Head of Botany department organized this session.

The discussion focused on the following areas in order to make the students understand about organ donation

• What organs and tissues can be donated and who can donate?
• Brain death, deceased & living organ donation, myths & facts on organ donation
• How to pledge organs?
• Process of eye and skin donation
• Law governing organ donation & transplantation in India.

 

Over all the session was very interactive where participants enthusiastically contributed to the discussion and asked many queries. To name a few:

1)      Difference between coma and brain death?

2)      After a person is declared as brain dead, what will be the next process?

 

Close to 60 students were presented and 30 of them pledged their organs.

 

We thank Dharampeth M. P. DEO, Memorial Science College for organizing this session and supporting the cause of organ donation.