On 5th May 2017, Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur, invited MOHAN Foundation to speak about organ donation to the outpatients. Dr. Shrigiriwar arranged the stall in the out-patient department. MOHAN Foundation displayed information brochures, donor cards, standees and a banner at the stall which was managed by Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant coordinator.
Information given to outpatients:
Types of deaths
What can be donated after brain death, after natural death and while living?
How and where is waitlist of organ recipient?
Who can donate organs and value of a donor card?
MOHAN Foundation activities
Helpline number & MOHAN Foundation website
23 patients & relatives visited the stall. After understanding about organ donation, 14 patients & relatives took consent form & 3 patients & relatives signed consent form and took donor card, other will sign consent form after discussing with their family.
Questions asked by patients & relatives.
1) What is difference between coma and brain death?
2) After brain death whom to contact for organ donation.
3) Which patients require bone marrow transplant?