Organ Donation Awareness talk for Home Guards in Nagpur

Updated on Tuesday, February 16, 2016
  • MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Mh. Ahmad, Platoon Commander of Home Guard office, Nagpur to conduct an awareness session on organ donation & transplantation for female Home Guards, on 11 February 2016.

    Ms. Kanchan Shewde delivered a talk on Organ donation. In her talk she explained the following points-

    • Importance and need of Organ donation:
    • Types of donations –Live and deceased donation
    • Difference between Natural death, Coma and Brain Death.
    • THO Act and myths related to Organ donation
    • Eye donation, skin donation & whole body donation
    • Importance of Donor card, Helpline number and website.
    • Importance of Organ transplant Act & Role of ZTCC in Nagpur.

    It was a very interactive session. Approximately 80 home guards were present for the talk & 4 signed the consent form.

     

    The Participants asked the following questions:-

    Which organs are transplanted in Nagpur?

    What is medico-legal case & Non medico-Legal case?

    Whom to contact for organ donation?

     



    Source-Kanchan Shewde
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