Hundreds of college students, including those from medical colleges, participated in an organ donation rally organised on Sunday by Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN) Foundation.
With 230 instances of organ donations from October 2008 till now, Tamil Nadu is the undisputed leader in organ donations in the country. A total of 1,318 organs and tissues have been harvested. These have saved many lives. Yet, these figures are nothing but a tip of the huge iceberg of demand for
Dr Sunil Shroff, managing trustee and founder of Chennai-based Multi-Organ Harvesting Aid Network (Mohan) Foundation, is known for his passion and devotion in helping people needing organ donation since 1997, when he started the foundation.
Hot on the heels of its 1000 Diamond Bangle Festival, NAC Jewellers successfully launched an exclusive collection of 1000 Diamond Necklaces and Pendants here on Monday. These will be displayed at an exhibition-cum-sale that starts on December 14 and ends on February 14, 2012. The collection,
Though not everybody is lucky. Anant Kumar, 58, from Kanpur, passed away in October waiting for a liver in a Channai hospital for almost a year. His children still can't come to terms with his death. They were hopeful that their father would be back soon. But it was not to be. “It's hard lesson to
Do you wish to see your loved ones live even after their death? You can actually see your loved one live on in at least in five different persons if you donate his/her two kidneys, two eyes and the liver. That is what exactly Lalitha Raghuram, country director of Mohan ( Multi-Organ Harvesting Aid
Srikanta does not beat around the bush. After all, it’s a matter of life and death and spells big money for him. “Her kidney size is 10-11cm,” he says in a business-like way. “Normally, 9cm is considered a healthy organ. So she will give you a healthier kidney,” says the 30-something man dressed in
During the event, a Toyota Innova and an Eicher mini bus were being given away to Mohan Foundation and MedIndia Charitable Trust respectively. “As part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility programme, we earmark one percent of our net profits annually to be given to an organisation working for a noble cause. There are only two conditions for an organisation to fulfil to avail of this: donations to the organisation should be eligible for tax exemption under 80 G, and the organisation should have an account with the SBI,” said Pratip Choudhuri.
A 54-year-old man in Mumbai, who was suffering from chronic renal failure, had filed an application for receiving a kidney from a friend. But the state authorisation committee, which looks into such applications, turned down the plea, saying that it had stopped receiving appeals regarding organ
With 70% of India's 1.4 lakh accident victims diagnosed as brain dead every year, the country has 80,000 potential organ donors. Yet, organs from only about 100 are retrieved, making the percentage of cadaver donations a dismal 0.3%.
