An awareness programme on organ donation was organized for the police officials of Coimbatore to help them understand their role in processing organ donation cases on 05^th November 2019. Mr. Siva Shankar T S – Marketing Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation and Mr. Nishanth – Transplant Coordinator, Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital were the speakers for the session.

Mr. Siva Shankar with a presentation on the concepts of organ donation and explained the following points in detail:

• Organ Donation and the need for it in today’s society
• Waitlist in Tamil Nadu for organ transplant
• Organ donation while living and after death
• Authorities involved in organ donation
• Organ donation rates in India
• Importance of the Donor Card
• Helpline Number of the Foundation

Mr. Nishanth, the next speaker spoke about the role of police, explaining their duties while handling an organ donation case in a hospital. The following were elaborated:

• The forms that are issued by the transplant coordinators to the police officials to be filled and submitted
• Who intimates the police officials about conducting an inquest

The session went on two and half hours for around 40 inspectors and sub-inspectors who asked a few questions including, when should the police be reaching the hospital during a possible organ donation scenario. MOHAN Foundation is thankful to the In-service Training Centre for the opportunity.