Organ Donation Awareness Series at Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry

Updated on Sunday, November 30, 2014
  • Dr.Anusuya, Dean of Aaru Padai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry, invited MOHAN Foundation to make a presentation a series of presentations Organ Donation between 21st and 27th November 2014. Around 170 medical students, 100 doctors, 150 paramedical staff, 150 general staff, and around 100 members of the public attended these sessions.

     

     Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, MOHAN Foundation, addressed the gathering and explained about the various concepts related to deceased organ donation. The interactive session helped everyone to clarify their doubts.

     

    The main topics discussed during the presentation were:

     

    • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
    • Procedure for eye donation
    • Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
    • Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
    • Statistics of donors in Tamil Nadu
    • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme


    Source-Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
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