Awareness Session for Police Officers of Bandepalya Station, Bengaluru

Updated on Tuesday, August 10, 2021
  • Mrs. Ranjini Shankar, Project Manager – MOHAN Foundation, Bengaluru coordinated with Mr. Yogesh, Inspector of the Bandepalya Station to conduct an awareness session on organ donation for the station’s officers on 27th July 2021.

    Mrs. Ranjini initiated the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation, its mission, vision and then she explained the concepts of organ and tissue donation and the types of death i.e., cardiac death and brain death. She also discussed in detail, brain death declaration and the procedures of deceased organ donation and living donation.

    Eye donation, skin and bone donation were also covered. Barriers to organ donation i.e., myths and facts related to organ donation and how they impact the minds of the public were highlighted. Mrs. Ranjini explained the importance of donor card and how one can become an organ donor and elaborated on the volunteer training activities conducted by MOHAN Foundation for those interested in supporting the noble cause of organ donation.

    She then shared a recent case from Dharwad in which organ donation was facilitated by the MOHAN Foundation team using a green corridor, emphasizing on the role of the police. The role of Jeevasarthakathe, the transplant law, and the importance of a donor card were explained as well.

    Towards the end of the session few queries were discussed:

    • Age criteria for being a donor
    • Why is there no support provided by the government for donor families (by helping the family secure a job, etc.)?
    • Who bears the hospital charges in case of a donation?
    • Are there any commercial dealings between the recipient and the hospital for the organs?
    • Is any priority given just for VIPs so that they don’t have to wait for organs?
    • Difference between coma and brain death
    • Can people with communicable diseases be considered for organ donation?

    All 40 members who attended the session supported the cause of saving one’s life and proudly signed up as organ donors. MOHAN Foundation is thankful for the opportunity.



    Source-Ms. Ranjini Shankar
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