In the hot sun of April the auto-drivers were in for a surprise. MOHAN Foundation conducted an organ donation awareness talk for the auto-drivers on Tamil New Year, 15 April 2015. Ms. Kavitha, Marketing Coordinator and Dr. Hemal Kanvinde, Head Quality Assurance Manager, MOHAN Foundation conducted the talk. They approached 15 auto-drivers Kilpauk to speak to them about organ donation.
The following pointswere mentioned:
Types of donations - live and deceased donation.
Difference between natural death, coma and brain death.
Importance of donor card, helpline number and website.
Importance of keeping hydrated in the summer season.
After the talk, the drivers registered as organ donors and picked a donor card. They also displayed the toll fee helpline number sticker inside their autorickshaw. After each session, Lemon squash and water bottles were distributed to all auto-drivers. The lemon squash was made by the staff of Chennai office of MOHAN Foundation and water bottles were sponsored by TANKER Foundation. 15 drivers pledged their organs.
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