On March 25 2023, MOHAN Foundation was invited by nephrologists, Dr. Jitesh Jeswani , to deliver a talk on organ donation in OPD of Nephron kidney hospital on 5th floor, Dhanshree Tower Humpyard Road Dhantoli, Nagpur. Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator at MOHAN Foundation Nagpur, was the resource person.
Mr. Bulu addressed the following topics in his talk:
- What is organ donation? Who can donate an organ?
- What is brain death and natural death?
- After brain death, which organs and tissues can be donated?
- After natural death, which tissues can be donated, and what are the time factors?
- What is the difference between coma and brain death?
- Is organ donation possible if the patient is in a coma?
- Live person, which organs can be donated, and what are the criteria for live donation?
- Information regarding body donation and eye donation
- What are the legal and ethical implications of organ donation?
- What does the Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994 say about organ donation?
- What is the role of NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO, ZTCC, and the MOHAN Foundation in organ donation?
- Historical aspect of organ donation.
- What are the time factors for organ donation?
It was an interactive session and the participants asked the following questions:
- What is the difference between coma and brain death?
- Whom to contact for organ donation?
- What is the physical fitness requirement for kidney donation?
In the end, Bulu requested all the participants to use the Foundation's website and helpline number for any information on organ donation or for online pledging of organs. About 15 Hospital staff attended the talk, and 6 signed up for organ donation.
MOHAN Foundation thanks Dr.Jitesh Jeswani for supporting the noble cause of organ donation.
Source-Mr. Bulu Behera
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