On 3rd April 2025, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Principal Dr. Meenakshi S Chand to conduct an awareness talk on organ donation for their Nursing Students at ClearMedi Bahra Multispeciality Hospital & College Kurali Punjab. Around 100 Nursing students attended the session.
Ms. Neha Sharma began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation and its activities. Ms. Neha Sharma began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation and its activities. She explained what Organ Donation entailed and then talked about Organ Transplants. She highlighted the need for viable organs and India’s current Organ Donation rate. She went on to explain how brain stem death differs from cardiac death and what the certification procedures involved. The cultural and religious barriers and myths related to organ donation were also discussed in detail. They were then shown a three minute video on the importance of Organ Donation as a Gift of Life. She also spoke about how she was blessed to get the Gift of Life herself and thus was driven to associate with the noble cause. She also gave information on the free service of Organ Donation Helpline 1800 103 7100. At the end of her talk Ms. Neha Sharma played an educational video on brain death.
She explained about Ambassador and Transplant Coordinator courses offered by MOHAN Foundation, its structure, value and fee structure. It was an interactive session.
At the end of the talk all Students pledged to be an organ donors by picking up donor cards and also took the donor cards for their family members. They also promised to spread the awareness to their friends and family.
MOHAN Foundation thanks Dr. Meenakshi S Chand (Principal) and team for support in organizing this awareness session.