GLOBAL GIVING REPORT
February-March-April, 2023
Training Ambassadors & Transplant Coordinators to augment organ donation
Training & online courses on Transplant Coordination and Organ Donation
Advanced Skill Development Workshop on Improving Living Donation
An advanced one-day workshop on "Improving Living Donation" was held on February 12, 2023, at the Abu Sarovar Portico hotel, Chennai. Senior Transplant Coordinators across India attended the workshop. The topics such as the use of social media to improve donation, special judgements that support living donations and non-directed altruistic donation were discussed in the workshop. Senior transplant coordinators across India attended the workshop.
One-year Online Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling (PGDTC)
A total of 49 participants have enrolled in the course. One from Nepal and others from various parts of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. The participants were shared their credentials to access the resource materials which were made available on the e-learning platform
One-month Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate (TCTP)
The one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course was conducted from 4th March 2023 to 5th April 2023. A total of 11 participants including nine from India (Gujarat - 1, Jammu and Kashmir - 1, Karnataka - 1, Maharashtra - 2, Odisha - 1, Uttar Pradesh - 2, West Bengal - 1) and one from Ghana and one from Botswana enrolled for the course.
Masterclass on Enhance Your Presence on LinkedIn
MOHAN Foundation organized a Masterclass on “Enhance Your Presence on LinkedIn”- a workshop in collaboration with Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO) for its employees and NATCO members on February 18, 2023. Ms. Gurnoor Kaur Behl, Creator—Online Personal Brands; Founder, House of GKB; and Co-Founder, Delhi Queer Spaces was the invited faculty for the session.
Links to access some of the biggest activity reports which were held in this reporting period:
Campaign to promote SBI-MF Helpline in Chennai
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Publicity-of-helpline-number-using-stickers-8834.htm
OD awareness float at the Goa Carnival 2023
Special Event: a soulful online concert of Sufi music by Ritu Nooran
On March 11, 2023, MOHAN Foundation organized a soulful online concert of Sufi music by the talented singer, Ritu Nooran, in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Young Indians. The concert was held in aid of “Anudaan – Making Transplants Affordable” – an initiative of MF that supports underprivileged children to undergo life-saving transplants. While the event was brought to people free of cost, MOHAN Foundation urged people to open their hearts and contribute to this life-saving endeavour.
Pedal for Life - An initiative to promote Organ Donation across Telangana
Police training: Role of police in organ donation process
Multi-city sensitization sessions/events on organ donation
Multi-city sensitization sessions/events on organ donation were organized face to face and on online platforms like Facebook, You Tube & zoom for participants belonging to the cities of Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Jaipur, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Raipur, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Baddi (HP), Goa, and Imphal.
Target audience were students (first-aid, paramedical, medical, college, school, neurosurgery PG, nephrology, law & management), NSS volunteers & teachers, hospital & nursing staff, corporate staff, doctors, nurses, transplant coordinators, college staff, schoolteachers, dialysis patients, donor and recipient families, & general public.
In this quarter over30369 people were reached through 153sessions.
Community Radio Programs for mass mobilization
MOHAN Foundation organized six radio programs on organ donation in this reporting period for the rural population of Rajasthan, which was broadcasted on:
MOHAN Foundation Organ Donation Helpline
MOHAN Foundation’s 24X7 helpline gives information on organ donation & transplantation, pan India in 8 languages. MF Helpline number’s visibility is increasing & families on their own look up through internet browsers or phone to find out information about organ donation. In this quarter, 2852 calls were facilitated by MOHAN Foundation’s executivesthat resulted in9 eye donationsand 1 skin donation saving 19 lives.
Organ Donation Facilitated by MOHAN Foundation’s Transplant Coordinators
With continued efforts from MOHAN Foundation’s Transplant Coordinators, the number of donations (eyes, organs & body) have been maximized thus saved many lives in their respective states in this quarter. A Total of 371 lives across India were saved through 332 corneal donations, 22 kidney donations, 8 liver donations, 1 Pancreas donation,3 lung donations, 4 heart donations& 1 skin donation.
Case study
Saksham Kumar
On April 10, 2023, Saksham a 16-year-old boy and a 10th grade student, after taking his exam, on his way back home on his bicycle, met with a tragic accident at Maruthi temple main road, Sulga village, Belagavi. A passer-by made a phone call to Saksham’s uncle, Mr. Shiva, who took Saksham to KLE Hospital in Belagavi.
In the hospital, Dr. Abhishek Patil, Neuro Surgeon, KLE Hospital, attended to the case and told the family that no surgery would help the patient’s recovery as there was a massive internal bleeding. He further added that Saksham had Intracranial Hemotoma.
Despite the doctor’s best attempts, he was declared brain-dead on April 12, 2023.
Rajesh, the transplant coordinator of KLE Hospital, made a phone call to Sheethal Mundada, Counsellor, MOHAN Foundation, to immediately visit the hospital and initiate counselling for organ donation. On reaching the hospital, Sheethal came to know that Dr. Patil had already
spoken to the family and had explained the critical condition of the patient and that he was brain-dead.
Sheethal then spoke to the family consisting of the potential donor’s mother and sister, explaining in detail about brain-death and the process of declaration of brain-death. Despite their grief, the family members accepted the reality that they had lost their family member. The MF counsellor then suggested to them that under the circumstances the only good outcome would be to donate the organs of Saksham and save the lives of many waiting for a life-saving transplant. The family members outrightly refused for organ donation and the counselling had to be concluded.
After some time, the MF counsellor approached Mr. Shiva (Saksham’s uncle), a retired military officer who had some knowledge about organ donation. She requested that he speak with the family to re-examine their decision. After several rounds of discussions both with the counsellor and amongst family members themselves, the family consented to organ donation.
The first brain-stem death declaration was done at 1200 hours. The MF counsellor then called up Mr Manoj, Transplant Coordinator, Jeevasarthakathe, the State Deceased Donor Transplantation Body, to inform him about the potential donor at KLE Hospital so that he could process the documentation as it was a medico-legal case.
Manoj arrived at the hospital at 1630 hours. He then went to the APMC police station to get the clearance for the organ donation process.
The second brain-stem death declaration was done at 2000 hours.
On April 13, 2023, at 0700 hours, the patient was shifted to the Operation Theatre for retrieval of the organs.
The following organs were retrieved and allocated as per the state protocol:
The heart was not retrieved due to moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, with mild dilation of the left ventricle and was therefore unfit for transplantation.
The procedural formalities were completed, and the body was handed over to the bereaved family at 1700 hours.
During the mourning period, Sheetal paid tribute to the donor and personally visited the village to honour the family who took the brave decision to donate the organs of Saksham, thus setting an example for the others to follow.
Links:
GLOBAL GIVING REPORT
August, September & October 2022
Celebrating organ donation nationwide
Celebration of ‘Organ Donation Week’
All the offices of the Foundation observed Organ Donation Week from August 8 to 13, 2022. Multiple awareness talks, online sessions, stalls, information desks, Rangoli Competition, Poster making competition, Nukkad Natak, Radio/Television interviews, Bike/Bicycle/Skating rallies and flash mob were organized to reach out to maximum people so that everyone is sensitized to the need of the hour and more and more people should come forward and pledge their organs.
Links to access some of the biggest activity reports:
Cycle rally, Chennai
Bike, Bicycle & Skating rally, Belagavi, Karnataka
Flash mob, Jaipur
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Flashmob-at-WTP-Jaipur-8393.htm
Rangoli Competition, Nagpur
Organ Donation Awareness Sessions/Events
Multi-city sensitization sessions/events on organ donation were organized face to face and on online platforms like Facebook, You Tube & zoom for participants belonging to the cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Chennai, Goa, Pune, Darlaghat & Poanta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh), Haridwar, Imphal, Jammu & Kashmir, Bikaner and Visakhapatnam. Target audience were school children and staff, students (medical, First-aid, college, NSS, nursing, paramedical, physiotherapy, MSW, law and IIM), First Aid staff, corporate employees, hospital staff, members (NGOs, Lion club, political party, Rotary, Rotaract & NATCO) account officers, police officers & staff, chief medical officers, paying guests, NCC cadets, dialysis patients & caregivers, nursing teachers, healthcare workers, paramedical staff, health care professionals, hospital administrative staff, transplant surgeons, cricket players, vocational centre trainees and general public.
In this quarter over33576 people were reached through 195sessions.
Mass Awareness through Community Radio Program
MOHAN Foundation Jaipur Citizen Forum (MFJCF) organized radio programs on organ donation for the rural population of Rajasthan which was broadcasted on 101.2 AIR on August 13 and October 22, 2022. The programmes featured expert interaction with Dr. Rakesh Jain, HOD, Plastic Surgery & Burns, SMS Hospital, Jaipur and Mr. Suresh Kishnani, Retired Principal Commission Head Custom GST, Visakhapatnam. MOHAN Foundation also tied up with Pasumai CR 90.4 FM Dindigul, VIT CR 90.8 MHz, Vellore, Anna CR 90.4 MHz, Chennai, Vayalaga Vanoli 90.4 MHz Madurai and Kalanjiam Samuga Vanoli 90.8 MHz Nagapattinam to broadcast the message of organ donation through a play in Tamil.
The broadcast schedules and timings were different for each community radio stations and broadly ran for four months from August to November 2022.
MOHAN Foundation Organ Donation Helpline
MOHAN Foundation’s 24X7 helpline gives information on organ donation & transplantation, pan India in 8 languages. MF Helpline number’s visibility is increasing & families on their own look up through internet browsers or phone to find out information about organ donation. In this quarter, 2838 calls were facilitated by MOHAN Foundation’s executivesthat resulted in12 eye donations saving 24 lives.
Street theatre organized as part of Organ Donation Drive to increase the visibility of helpline number
Nexus Vijaya in association with MOHAN Foundation organised an Organ Donation drive in NEXUS Vadapalani Mall, Chennai. The drive was for 4 days from Sept 15 -18, 2022 and was held in the main atrium of the mall. On September 17 (3rd day of the drive), MF representatives organized a street theatre that was performed by the students of Madras School of Social Work.
Link to access the report:
Organ Donation Facilitated by MOHAN Foundation’s Transplant Coordinators
With continued efforts from MOHAN Foundation’s Transplant Coordinators, the number of donations (eyes, organs & body) have been maximized thus saved many lives in their respective states in this quarter. A Total of 270 lives across India were saved through 212 corneal donations, 32 kidney donations, 14 liver donations, 2 Pancreas donations,3 lung donations, 6 heart donations& 1 skin donation.
Case study
Mr. Anand (Name changed)
On September 30, 2022, Ms. Sheetal Mundada, Transplant Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation, was called to initiate counselling for organ donation of a brain-dead patient at KLE’s Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Mr. Anand, a 30-year-old, male patient, resident of Athani Village, fell at home and collapsed. He was immediately rushed to the private clinic of their family doctor, who suggested a few investigations. The test results were not good, so Prashant's family was told to take him to KLE Hospital for further management.
The family made a call to KLE Hospital, briefing the condition of the patient. Mr. Pramod Sulikeri, PRO, KLE Hospital, visited Athani village and shifted the patient to the hospital.
In the hospital, patient was declared brain-dead by the treating team of doctors and Sheetal was called to initiate counselling for organ donation with the family. She introduced herself and the Foundation and began by asking the father what he knew about the condition of his son. He said that he fully understood his son’s condition and under the circumstances the only good outcome would be to donate his organs and save the lives of many waiting for a life-saving transplant.
He and his younger son did have a few queries regarding the allocation of organs. Sheetal explained in detail that the organs were a national resource and SOTTO (State Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization), the state body, was the nodal body that decides who gets the organ. She efficiently handled queries like the time taken for the whole process and the handing over of the body. Then, Mr. Manoj Nayak, the grief counsellor of Jeevasarthakathe, SOTTO Karnataka, took the required consent from the family.
After completion of all the paperwork as mandated by The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, the patient was shifted to the Operation Theatre for retrieval of the organs on October 01, 2022. The organs harvested were heart, lungs, liver, skin and corneas.
While the body was being handed over to the family members from the mortuary, KLE Hospital, in association with MOHAN Foundation, paid a unique tribute to the departed soul with a "Walk of Honour".
GLOBAL GIVING REPORT
January, February & March 2022
Mass awareness on Organ Donation through musical events and festivals
Musical events & festivals
A Sufi musical evening with the Nizami Bandhu
A Sufi musical evening with the Nizami Bandhu was held in the month of March, 2022 to raise awareness on organ donation. The event was also an endeavor to raise funds for underprivileged persons who require lifesaving transplants. The fund raised through this concert was utilized for MOHAN Foundations initiative- Anudaan-“Making Transplants Affordable”. The event had 1308 views in Facebook and 163 views in Youtube.
Celebrating Makar Sankranti for a noble cause
On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, MOHAN Foundation Jaipur Citizen Forum (MFJCF) distributed kites with messages of “Angdaan Mahadaan” to all the important stakeholders consisting of transplant coordinators, doctors, Transport Commissioner and general public to spread the message of organ donation. The kites were flown across Jaipur city promoting the cause of organ donation.
Raising awareness on organ donation through Rangoli Competition
A Rangoli Competition was held in the month of February, 2022 with an idea of spreading awareness among the community. The Chennai Metro Rail partnered with MOHAN Foundation to publicize the event. The competition was conducted online in view of Covid-19 restrictions. Chennai Metro sent out press releases to local media and the news was also covered in TOI, Chennai edition. Around 263 participants registered in 152 teams. Overall 102 designs were submitted. The 10 best submissions were invited for a zoom based interactions for the finals. This was done on March 10, 2022 (World Kidney Day).
Mass awareness on organ/eye donation through community radio & podcasts
Community Radio
MOHAN Foundation continues to organize community radio programmes to reach large audiences. Radio Risarch 90.8 FM Munger, Bihar posted about “Angdaan Hai Mahadaan” a radio naatika on organ donation on their Facebook page to increase the listenership across Munger. A 60-second spot (jingle) giving information of MOHAN Foundation helpline number was played on Community Radio 90.4 FM Bhagalpur every day at 0900 & 1900 hours to increase its visibility.
Podcast
MOHAN Foundation in association with Bhopuwala Creative Solutions Pvt. Ltd. created podcasts titled “Happy ending” featuring stories of recipients and donor families to promote the cause of organ donation in the country.
Organ Donation Ambassador Course
MOHAN Foundation’s trained organ donation ambassadors have been actively organizing awareness sessions and stalls at schools, colleges, residential complexes and corporate firms. Organ Donation Ambassador Course is designed for the benefit of those seeking to gain knowledge about organ donation and transplantation and to volunteer to raise awareness on the subject by creating awareness themselves. In this quarter, 12 participants successfully underwent Organ Donation Ambassador Course.
GLOBAL GIVING REPORT
4th QUARTER
October, November & December 2021
Training Ambassadors & Transplant Coordinators to augment organ donation
Community Radio
Large Audiences, especially from rural areas were reached through community radio programmes. MOHAN Foundation tied up with various community radio stations in different cities (Kumbakonam, Vellore, Chennai, Dindigul, Jaipur, Chanderi & Pune) to raise awareness on eye and organ donation.
New initiatives & events
Launch of the film #LiveLifeVarunSize - as part of India’s National Organ Donation Day celebration on November 29, 2021, Project ‘Gift Hope, Gift Life”, supported by SBI Foundation, funded by SBI Card, with MOHAN Foundation as the implementing partner, was inaugurated by the Chairman of State Bank of India, Shri. Dinesh Kumar Khara at State Bank of India Corporate Centre, SBI Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
Launch of QR code to sign up for organ donation
MOHAN Foundation Jaipur Citizen Forum (MFJCF) launched a QR Code to sign up for organ donation with an aim to improve the organ donation statistics in the state.
A road-trip from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to raise awareness on Organ Donation
The Cause Travellers partnered with MOHAN Foundation to undertake a road-trip across India to raise awareness on organ donation. On December 9, 2021, the trip was flagged off from KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Mr. Bhal Shekhar Chilana and “The Cause Travellers” team undertook a 131-day road trip commencing on December10, 2021 that covered 28 states and 8 Union Territories.
Donor Dash- a virtual run was organized by MOHAN Foundation in dedication to the organ donors of India and their brave families. Run categories were 10 km Run, 7 km Run and 5K steps. 110 people participated in the virtual run.
Transplant Coordinator’s Annual International Conference -was held virtually on 9-10 October 2021. The theme of the conference was, Towards Newer Horizons and it focused on organ/tissue donation & transplantation during COVID 19 – domestic & international experiences, transplant pregnancy registry, pediatric donations, directed donations, activities of NGO’s in the field and a glimpse into face transplantation. A total of 182 transplant coordinators were trained.
Training & online courses
One-Month Online ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ Course
MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ course on the MOODLE e-learning platform. There were a total of 68 participants from different parts of India.
One-year Online Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling (PGDTC) course
The One-year Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination & Grief Counselling, 2021 batch commenced on January 18 2021. Total 51 participants underwent the PG Diploma course. Course’s final online exam was held on December 12, 2021. Out of 51 enrolled candidates, 1 de-registered and out of 50 candidates, 35 appeared for the final exams.
Organ Donation Ambassador Course
Organ Donation Ambassador Course is designed for the benefit of those seeking to gain knowledge about organ donation and transplantation and to volunteer to raise awareness on the subject by creating awareness themselves. In this quarter, 42 participants successfully underwent Organ Donation Ambassador Course. The trained ambassadors have already started conducting awareness sessions in their schools, colleges & societies.
GLOBAL GIVING REPORT
3rd QUARTER
July, August & September 2021
Sensitizing people through community radio and online courses
In order to reach out to a greater public, especially those in rural areas, MOHAN Foundation has undertaken to tie up with various community radio channels to broadcast messages on organ donation through plays in regional languages. So far, the Foundation has been able to air plays in Hindi & Tamil.
AIR radio talk show on liver donation (on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day) and eye donation (on the special occasion of eye donation fortnight) were conducted on July 28 and August 29 respectively by the Jaipur office. A small drama in local Rajasthani language was aired followed by an interview session
Celebration of ‘Organ Donation Week’
All the offices of MOHAN Foundation observed Organ Donation Week from August 7 to 13, 2021. Multiple awareness talks, online sessions, stalls, information desks, Rangoli Competition were organized to reach out to maximum people so that everyone is sensitized to the need of the hour and more and more people should come forward and pledge their organs.
In addition, multi-city sensitization sessions/events on organ donation were organized on online platforms like Facebook, You Tube & zoom for participants belonging to the cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Indore, Dhule, Bangaluru, Belgaum, Chennai, Hyderabad & few people from USA & Saudi Arabia. 43,790 people were reached through the awareness sessions held in the reporting period.
MOHAN Foundation and many of its corporate partners honored at the Felicitation Ceremony of Times Organ Donation Drive
In a unique, first of its kind initiative, the Times Organ Donation Drive (an initiative by Times of India, India’s leading media house) in partnership with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital felicitated some of the corporates who have been supporting the cause of organ donation in India on September 3, 2021. MOHAN Foundation is TOI’s key partner NGO in the Times Organ Donation Drive. SBI Foundation was amongst the 9 companies who were awarded for being associated with MOHAN Foundation to promote organ donation. Hopefully this recognition will encourage many more corporates to take up this life saving work.
Training & online courses
One-Month Online ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ Course
MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ course on the MOODLE e-learning platform. There were a total of 91 participants from different parts of India.
One-year Online Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling (PGDTC) course
MOHAN Foundation has designed a structured one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling. This is a unique blended learning (E-learning and contact sessions) for working health care professionals. The One-year Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination & Grief Counselling, 2021 batch commenced on January 18 2021. 50 participants are currently undergoing the PG Diploma course.
Organ Donation Ambassador Course
Organ Donation Ambassador Course is designed for the benefit of those seeking to gain knowledge about organ donation and transplantation and to volunteer to raise awareness on the subject by creating awareness themselves. In this quarter, 34 participants successfully underwent Organ Donation Ambassador Course. The trained ambassadors have already started conducting awareness sessions in their schools, colleges & societies.
Anudaan – “Making Transplants Affordable”
Anudaanaims to provide help to the economically poor and needy patients so that they can also have access to life-saving organ donation and transplantation. In the reporting period, 3 underprivileged individuals were able to undergo kidney transplants with support from Anudaan.
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