Organ Donation awareness talk for women members of Self Help Groups at Carnation Nagar, Chennai

Updated on Thursday, August 25, 2016
  • On 4th August 2016, REAL Trust, Chennai conducted an awareness programme for the Self Help Groups (SHG) on Organ Donation. The programme was supported Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board. Mr. Lawrence Executive Director invited Govt. Stanley Hospital Chennai to give an awareness talk on Organ Donation. Mr. Prakash K. Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, deputed at Govt. Stanley Hospital facilitated and spoke about the Concepts of Organ Donation and the session started with Health & Hygiene and followed by organ donation. It was more of interactive session.

     

    The following topics were discussed in his talk:

    • Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme
    • Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
    • Difference between Brain death and Coma
    • Importance of the consent from the family
    • Importance of Donor card 
    • Tissues and organs  that can be donated
    • Helpline Number

    Totally 50 women participated and information brochures were distributed to them and at the end of the session few posters on Health & Hygiene were released. 



    Source-Prakash K.
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