Awareness Programme at Social Worker Department of Sasoon Hospital, Pune

Updated on Wednesday, October 16, 2019
  • On 27th August 2019, MOHAN Foundation Mumbai was invited by B.J. Medical College and Sasoon Hospital Social Worker Department, for conducting an awareness talk for Medical Social worker students.

    Mr. Kiran Kamble introduced MOHAN Foundation as an NGO working passionately for deceased organ donation past 21 years.

    Mr. Akash Salve thereafter took the dais and explained that MOHAN Foundation is an acronym for “Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network”. He shared its mission and objectives and then started explaining about what organ donation is, when, who, why and how it can be done. He also explained the THOA act 2011 related to organ Donation.

     He then explained about Brain Steam Death, how to diagnose and certify and who is authorized to certify. He also explained about the religious barrier and myths related to organ donation.

    About 15 members attended the program and were distributed information brochures. Questions such as what is coma and how it is different from brain death were asked. Mr. Akash Salve answered all their queries. About 10 member of the Social worker department took Pledge.

    We are very grateful to Mr. M.B. Shelke (HOD Social worker department) and Mr.Kiran Kamble and other staff members of social worker department.



    Source-Mr. Akash Salve
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