On 18th October 2018, MOHAN Foundation was invited by Revature a talent development company located at TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai to deliver an awareness talk on organ donation. Ms. Hepzibah Synthiah an intern from MMM College of Health Sciences delivered the talk. Following a brief interaction with  Mr.  Essaki, Director of the team about organ donation and the Foundation, the session began. Mr Essaki introduced Ms. Synthiah to the audience who had gathered in a conference hall.

Ms. Synthiah’s talk covered a wide range of topics that included the following:      

• MOHAN Foundation and its role
• What is organ donation and why is it required
• Types of donations
• Laws
• Ethics
• Misconceptions related to organ donation
• TRANSTAN
• Donor stories
• Transplantation process
• Brain death and its causes

The participants had questions related to cardiac death, a few of which were:

• Why could only tissues be donated following cardiac death
• Whole body donation
• Organ trafficking
• Documents that are verified before a transplant
• Quality of life after a transplant

The session was very interactive and was a good blend of fun and learning.    25 people attended the talk, of which 22 registered and received donor cards.