The Regional Transport Officer of Giripeth, Nagpur Mr. Bajaranga Kharmate, invited MOHAN Foundation to conduct an awareness session on organ donation. The programme was conducted in the training hall on 27th November 2018 and the public who had come to apply for vehicle registration and driving license were the audience.

Mr. Bulu Behera, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation delivered a talk on Organ Donation. In his talk he explained the following points:

• What is organ donation and its importance in saving lives
• Who can donate and when it is possible to become a donor
• Law on organ donation and transplantation
• Difference between brain death, natural death and coma
• Myths related to organ donation
• Stories of donors from Nagpur
• Transplant hospitals and tissue banks in Nagpur
• Importance of donor card, MOHAN Foundation helpline number and website

The audience had the following questions:

• What is the bone marrow?
• What is the heart valve?
• Will a donor who has already donated a kidney when alive, be able to donate again after brain death?

It was a very interactive session. Around 42 people were present in the training room and 6 of them signed consent forms and picked up their donor cards. MOHAN Foundation thanks the RTO for the opportunity.