MOHAN Foundation was invited to conduct an awareness programme for the Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors of the Police Department in Salem. The session took place in at the in-service training centre in Salem on 06^th November 2019. Mr. Siva Shankar T S – Marketing Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation and Mr. Dileep – Transplant Coordinator, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem were the speakers.

Mr. Siva Shankar’s presentation on the concepts of organ donation covered the following topics:

• Organ Donation and the need for it in the society
• The organ transplant waiting list in Tamilnadu
• Organ and tissues that can be donated while living and after death
• Authorities involved in organ donation
• Organ Donation rates in India
• Donor Card
• Toll-free Helpline Number of MOHAN Foundation

The next speaker, Mr Dileep described the role of police, explaining their duties while handling an organ donation case in a hospital. He spoke about the following in detail:

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

A few questions posed by the officials included:

1. When should the police reach the hospital during an organ donation case?
2. Is organ donation possible only during medico-legal cases?
3. Can the brain be transplanted?

There were around 28 officers in attendance. MOHAN Foundation would like to thank the In-service Training Centre for the opportunity to help the officials understand their role in organ donation.