MOHAN Foundation conducted an Awareness Session on Organ Donation for Nursing Students of NIMHANS, Bengaluru |
On 20th December 2022, MOHAN Foundation organised a sensitization program for the first year BSc Nursing students NIMHANS. Mr Marulappa was the key resource Mrs. Ranjini Shankar, initiated the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation, its mission, vision and then she explained the concepts of organ and tissue donation. She discussed about the types of death i.e., cardiac death and brain death, details about brain death declaration through Apnoea test and few other clinical aspects of Brain Death Mrs. Ranjini Shankar elaborated the procedure of eye, skin and bone donation. In addition to this, she highlighted the myths and facts related to organ donation and its impact on the society, she also explained about the importance of a donor card and how one can become an organ donor and various activities conducted by MOHAN Foundation for volunteers interested in supporting the noble cause of organ donation. Mrs. Ranjini Shankar motivated the participants to enrol in MOHAN Foundation’s internship and volunteering program. Around 210 participants attended the session and among them 82 participants took the donor cards and pledged for organ donation. MOHAN Foundation conveys its gratitude to the NIMHANS Nursing College Bengaluru for choosing to support this life-saving cause. |
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