MOHAN Foundation on 18^th March 2025, conducted an awareness talk on the importance of organ donation at Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital at the 20th anniversary of the renal sciences department to the dialysis patients and the renal transplant recipients and the donors to create awareness about renal transplants among patients undergoing dialysis

Ms. Ranjini Shankar MS, Project Manager and Mr. Nagendra Kumar, transplant coordinator represented MOHAN Foundation.

Ms. Ranjini was the main speaker, she began her talk by giving an overview of the workshop, introducing Mr. Somanna and thanking NephroPlus for the opportunity. The following points were the highlight of the talk delivered:

• challenges faced by dialysis patients
• dialysis versus kidney transplant – the financial burden involved
• steps in preparing for a transplant
• dos and don’ts pre- and post-transplant
• quality of life after transplant
• procedures involved in living donor and deceased donor kidney transplants
• requirements in accordance with the transplant law for organ donation and transplantation the state and national funding schemes available for transplant surgeries
• non-governmental organisations / crowd funding platforms providing financial assistance

Around 850 members attended the session, among them 230 members took the pledge to donate the organs by collecting the donor cards.

MOHAN Foundation thanked the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital management and the organizing team.