MOHAN Foundation Nagpur Centre was invited by Mrs. Kalpana, Transplant co-ordinator of CARE Hospitals & Research Centre for creating an awareness about deceased organ donation among the hospital staff. The program was held on 14th September 2013. Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant co-ordinator, MOHAN Foundation - Nagpur gave a presentation on the following points.
1) Functions of MOHAN Foundation
2) Organ & Tissue Donation
3) Brain Death, Coma, and Natural Death
4) Causes of brain death
5) Importance of donor card
6) Transplantation of Human Organs Act
7) Live donation & Swap donation
8) First degree & second degree relation
There were 30 staff attending the talk. Some questions raised by participant.
1) How much time will take organ retrieval & body hand over to the family?
2) If anyone wants to donate body then how it will take place?
3) If I sign the pledge form then after my death how will MOHAN Foundation know?
At the end of his talk Mr. Bulu Behera suggested to participantsto visit MOHAN Foundation website & use the helpline number. Mrs. Kalpana gave a vote of thanks to MOHAN Foundation.