On 8th February 2022 Aam Admi Party and MOHAN Foundation conducted door to door campaign on Organ Donation at Jaitala Community. Mr. Prashant Nilatkar, a candidate from Municipal Corporation of Jaitala community invited Mr. Bulu Behera to organize a stall and create awareness about Organ Donation to the residents of Jaitala Community.
Mr. Behera organized a stall with MOHAN Foundation’s donor cards, broachers, pledge form, standee and banners. During this event he addressed the audience about MOHAN Foundation and its activities
Thereafter, he discussed the following topics about organ donation
1. Concept of organ donation
2. Types of death-Brain death, Circulatory death
3. Within what duration of time the tissues should be donate?
4. Which organ and tissues can be donated after brain death?
5. Information about donor card was shared
6. MOHAN Foundation and its helpline number was shared with the audience
7. THO Act was explained
8. Information about ROTTO-SOTTO, ZTCC, and NOTTO was shared with the participants.
Questions asked during the session
1. After a person’s death whom should we contact for organ donation?
2. Is buying and selling of organs legal?
3. Where is MOHAN Foundation’s head office?
Around 40 residents of the community visited the stall and actively participated in the event. This event inspired 8 members to pledge their organs.
We thank Mr. Prashnt Nilatkar for giving us an opportunity to create awareness about organ donation among the general public and supporting the noble cause of organ donation.