On 1st August, 2016, MOHAN Foundation was invited by the secretary, Red Cross – Punjab, Chandigarh to conduct an awareness talk for their first aid students at Vivekanand Bhawan, Chandigarh.
Students were given an introduction and presentation on Organ Donation and Brain Death by Deepika Arora.
In this talk she explained the following points:-
MOHAN Foundation activities
Tissue donation – Eyes, Skin & Bones
Importance of Donor Card, MOHAN Foundation Helpline number & website
Causes of Brain death
Types of Organ Donation
Types of Death
Questions asked by Participants:-
What is Bone Marrow?
What is the Age for Organ Donation?
Can Transplant Recipient Donate their Organ?
Around 80 students attended the talk and 5 donor cards were picked up.