Awareness session on organ donation at Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector

On 23^rd February 2017, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Mr. Iqbal Singh, Program Officer, Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector-30-B, Chandigarh to conduct an awareness talk for their students at the NSS camp of their school. Approximately 40 students from class 12 attended the session.

Students were given an introduction & presentation on organ donation and brain death by Ms. Deepika Arora. The talk focused on concepts of organ donation and transplantation.

The following points were explained:-

Necessity and importance of organ donation
Types of donors
In case of natural death which tissues can be donated
In case of brain death which organs and tissues can be donated
Myths on organ donation
Importance of donor card

It was indeed an amazing session, all the students were highly motivated and said they will come forth to make it a success in their areas.