On 31st January 2023, MOHAN Foundation Hyderabad Team conducted a webinar on “Awareness of Organ Donation” on the Zoom Platform. Dr.Sadika Safeena and Dr.Bhanu Chandra were the key resources.

Students from different colleges from Visakhapatnam attended the session like GITAM, Andhra University, BVK, Aditya degree college, Centurion University and others.

 Ms.Sadika Safeena began the session by introducing MOHAN Foundation, its objectives, and its mission. She then gave a intro about Dr.Bhanu Chandra who was the key speaker for the webinar and kept the audience engaged throughout the session. The following topics were discussed in detail:

• Need for organ donation
• Types of donors
• Brain death
• Difference between brain death and coma
• Causes of brain death
• Types of donors
• Status of organ donation and transplant waiting lists in India
• Criteria for Organ Donation
• Role of MOHAN Foundation
• Donor card and its importance
• Organ donation – Myths & Facts
• How to pledge for Organ Donation

Close to 35 students participated enthusiastically and contributed to the discussion. The participants showed keen interest in spearheading the cause of organ donation among their well wishers.