On 20^th September 2022, Ms. Rashmi Shetty conducted an awareness talk on organ donation at VIVA Institute of Technology, Virar. This programme was organized by Lions club of Virar and IECA Foundation. The NSS students of VIVA Institute and Lions club members participated in this event.

Ms. Rashmi addressed the gathering by asking a few introductory questions on Organ Donation and then introduced MOHAN Foundation to the participants and kept the audience engaged throughout the session. The following were discussed in detail:

• Organ donation and its need in the society
• When and how does organ donation take place
• Organs that can be donated during life and after death
• Transplant waiting list in India
• Concept of Brain death and Circulatory death
• Difference between brain death and coma
• Eye and skin donation process

Over all the session was very interactive where participants enthusiastically contributed to the discussion and asked many queries. To name a few: 

1. How donor card can be useful?
2. What is the process of whole body donation?

Close to 200 people participated in the session. We thank VIVA Institute of technology, Lions Club of Virar and IECA Foundation for inviting MOHAN Foundation to sensitize people about organ donation.