Railway Football players at S E Railway Ground Nagpur made aware about Organ Donation |
On 17th Nov 2021, MOHAN Foundation in association with Transplants – Help The Poor Foundation was invited by Mr Dilip Srinivas (Railway Union) for giving awareness about the Organ Donation to Football players of S E Railway, Football Ground Nagpur. Ms Prarthana Dwivedi held an awareness session and introduced MOHAN Foundation, its mission, vision and philanthropy. She introduced the concept of Organ and tissue donation. She also explained the types of death viz. Cardiac and Brain Death and the organs and tissues that can be donated. She elaborated the procedure about bone donation which was new topic for the public. She also described that tissue donation (skin & eyes) can happen even at home which caught attention of the crowd. She then discussed about Organ Donations that can happen in case of Brain Dead case and number of lives that can be saved by giving the examples of successful transplant stories articles and news about green corridor. She also explained about the religious barrier and myths related to organ donation. Lastly Ms Prarthana told few heart touching Donor stories to the audience so they can empathize the power of organ donation. Gathering was also invited to join our volunteering program. About 35 members of railway union and supporters were attended the session. About 20 pledges were taken & few were filled online. We thank Mr Dilip Srinivas for inviting us and supporting the cause of Organ Donation. |
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