MOHAN Foundation – Bangalore, in coordination with the Social Work Department of Oxford College of Arts and Science organized an Organ Donation Awareness Program for the students on 16 January 2013.  A group of more than 600 students and faculty members attended the program. Mr. Bino James - Project Manager of MOHAN Foundation Bangalore addressed the students and explained to them various concepts related to deceased organ donation. The interactive session helped the students to clarify their doubts and better understand the concept of deceased organ donation and to develop right knowledge and attitude towards this noble cause.

The main topics discussed during the programme were:

• Types of Organ Donation - Live and Deceased Donation
• Brain Death- how it is different from natural death and coma
• Organs that can be donated after brain death and natural death
• Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 and Rules related to declaration of brain death
• Introduction to the diagnosis and maintenance of a brain dead organ donor
• Statistics on the deceased organ donation programme in India and the need for accelerated efforts to strengthen the programme
• Role of Transplant Coordinators in Hospitals
• Activities of MOHAN Foundation across the country to strengthen the Deceased Organ Donation programme
• Information on various help lines in the state for Eye, Body and Organ Donation.