On 17th July 2018, MOHAN Foundation was invited by the Secretary, Red Cross – Punjab, Chandigarh to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their First Aid Students at Vivekanand Bhavan, Chandigarh. Around 45 participants from various parts of Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh college students, patient care attendants, home nursing, nannies and bus conductors participated in the program.
Mr Santosh Kumar, State Training Supervisor addressed the gathering and gave a brief introduction on organ donation to the participants. Ms. Aakriti Negi, Project Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, Chandigarh introduced herself to the participants and began by asking questions from participants to check their knowledge about organ donation and transplantation.
Participants were given the presentation on organ donation and Brain Death by Ms. Aakriti Negi.
In this talk she explained the following points: -
The entire group got motivated and convinced to support organ donation and they would love to share their wish with their families. Four donor cards were picked up by the participants after the presentation.