On June 20, 2024, the MOHAN Foundation, in collaboration with the Lions Club Rishikesh Dev-bhoomi, conducted an organ donation awareness session at the Institute of Computer Accountant Training Centre in Rishikesh. Mr. Mukesh Aggrawal, Director of ICA Rishikesh, organised the session.

 

The students and staff of the Institute of Computer Accountant Training Centre attended the session, which featured Mr. Sanchit Arora, Project Leader-MF posted at AIIMS Rishikesh, as the speaker.

 

The session commenced with Sanchit inviting participants to share their knowledge about organ donation. He then elaborated on the current status of organ donation in India, covering the following topics in detail:

 

• What is organ donation, and why is it important to donate organs?

• Who can be an organ donor?

• Explanation of live and deceased donors

• Organ donation during life and after death.

• Brain death

• Differences between coma and brain death

• Eye donation, skin donation, and steps required to preserve corneas after death

• Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994

• Whole body donation

• Living Kidney Transplantation Facility at AIIMS Rishikesh

• MOHAN Foundation’s Anudaan initiative and crowd funding

• What can an individual do to contribute to this noble cause?

• Myths and facts about organ donation

 

Later, Sanchit summarised the urgent need in this field, encouraging the participants to take the call after discussion with family, friends, and colleagues.

 

Overall, the session was highly engaging, with participants actively contributing to the discussion and posing numerous queries. During the session, participants raised various questions.

• What is the age limit for skin donation?

• Is blood group matching mandatory for organ donation?

• Can the MOHAN Foundation facilitate organ donation?

 

At the end, the students applauded the work of the MOHAN Foundation. They expressed their intention to speak with their families and pledged to donate organs.

 

Close to 35 participants attended the session