Webinar on Organ Donation for members of MEDICO Group of Nagpur

Updated on Saturday, July 24, 2021
  • On 24th July 2021, MOHAN Foundation in association with Transplants – Help The Poor Foundation conducted a Webinar on Organ Donation for members of MEDICO Group of Nagpur. Mr Imran Sheik – MEDICO group of Nagpur organized this program at Gulshan Plaza, Nagpur.

    Ms Prarthana began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation to the participants. She explained about the living donation and deceased donation and which organ can be donated after death. She added that there are a number of patients with end stage organ failure like heart, lungs and liver who require transplant. The organs and tissues that can be donated while living and after a person dies of circulatory death were listed out. She then focused on brain stem death and listed out the organs and tissues that could be donated. She also spoke about how time was critical in transplanting organs from deceased donors.

    She ended the session by giving an outline about the MOHAN Foundation helpline number. Some of the questions asked were 

    • If patient receive heart, does he behave like a donor?
    • Why PM required after organ donation?

     

    Ms Prarthana Dwivedi answered all the queries promptly. Around 97 members comprising of Pharmacy background of MEDICO Group, Nagpur attended the session and about 23 members pledged online to become Organ Donors.

    MOHAN Foundation would like to thank Mr Imran Sheik and all members of MEDICO Group of Nagpur for inviting us and supporting the cause of Organ Donation.



    Source-Prarthana Dwivedi
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