By Pallavi Kumar | Executive Director, MOHAN Foundation
GlobalGiving Report
August, 2023 – October, 2023
Promoting Organ Donation Nationwide
Walkathon at Elliots beach to promote Organ Donation
On August 20, 2023, Agam Foundation organized a walkathon at Elliot’s Beach. MOHAN Foundation was invited to be a resource partner for the event. Over 36 medical students and young volunteers participated and made the event fruitful.
Roaring Riders, a Jawa Yezdi enthusiasts club in Chennai supports organ donation
In Chennai, the Roaring Rider Club celebrated International Jawa Yezdi day by promoting organ donation awareness as part of their festivities. The club has been partnering with MOHAN Foundation for the past 5 years to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.
MOHAN Foundation conducts an iconic Golf Tournament to promote Organ Donation
On 9th September 2023, MOHAN Foundation conducted a golf tournament to promote organ donation at Madras Gymkhana Club,Golf Annexe, Guindy. Chennai. This event was one of its kind and was called a “Drive to save lives”. Several dignitaries including Movie director Mani Ratnam, Cricketer Murali Vijay played golf and supported organ donation.
Celebration of Life Honouring Donor families and appreciating exemplary achievements by recipients
On Tuesday, the 22nd August 2023, The Times of India in association with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai organized an event to felicitate 38 families of Organ Donors and recipients.
Ms. Jaya Jairam felicitated by Times of India and Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Mumbai
SOTTO Haryana and MOHAN Foundation set up an information kiosk for organ donation on the occasion of Ram Navami & Dussehra
SOTTO Haryana and MOHAN Foundation set up an information kiosk for organ donation for two consecutive days on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami and Dussehra at the Old ITI Ground, Rohtak, on October 23 and 24, 2023.
Flashmob to promote Organ Donation
MFJCF organized a Flashmob event in collaboration with Delhi Public School on August 11,2023. This event was organized at the heart of the city at World Trade Park, Jaipur.The event kicked off with a high energy Nukkad Natak performance,that captivated the audience's attention.
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Flashmob-to-promote-Organ-Donation-9273.htm
Walk for a Cause - A Fashion Show
The “Celebration of Life” continued with a captivating fashion show in the Madhyavarti of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur on 17th August,2023. The show culminated in a poignant fashion walk featuring donors and recipients, symbolizing the bond of life-giving generosity. This celebratory evening not only commemorated a decade of service but also ignited a renewed commitment for the years ahead.
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Walk-for-a-Cause-A-Fashion-Show-9283.htm
An interactive session organized by MOHAN Foundation for Adhichunchanagiri Research Institute of Medical Sciences Bellur, Tumkur
Dr. Kumar (HOD Forensic Dept) from Adhichunchanagiri Medical College invited MOHAN Foundation to conduct an interactive session on organ donation for college students and staff of Adhichunchanagiri Research Institute of Medical Sciences.
A Conclave to augment Organ Donation through Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre (NTORCs) conducted at IIM Bangalore
A National Conclave to augment Organ Donation through Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centers (NTORC) was conducted at Indian Institute of Management (IIM Bangalore) on September 2 & 3, 2023.
Annual International Conference of NATCO
16th Annual International Conference of NATCO, October 7-8,2023, KolkataA two-day conference was organised by the Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO) on October 7–8, 2023, at ITC Sonar and ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata. The theme of the conference was “moving towards uniformity,” signifying the need for uniform procedures across all spheres of organ and tissue donation. The conference was held under the aegis of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) and supported SBI Foundation.
Government meetings
Meeting with NOTTO, New Delhi
MFJCF was been invited to take part in the planning meeting for “Seva Pakhwada Event” by MOHFW, Govt. of India observed from 17-09-2023 to 2-10-2023. During this period Organ Donation Pledge campaign was organized by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) in order to increase the awareness. For further planning to reach to various levels of the society, a meeting was organized in the hybrid mode, under the chairmanship of DGHS, on 03-09-2023 (Sunday) from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm at NOTTO.
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Meeting-with-NOTTO-New-Delhi-9350.htm
Meeting in Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Rajasthan
Meeting held on 15th Sep.,2023 at Swasthya Bhawan, Jaipur under chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary (Medical & Health) on action taken report on meeting held dated 19-07-2023 to increase corneal collection and Keratoplasty as well as Organ Donation in the State. MFJCF members were invited for this meeting and conveyed the information as per agenda.
MISSION 2030
MFJCF members and staff attended the meeting held on October 12, 2023 at University Commerce College at 4 PM. It was organised by Govt. Of Rajasthan depicting the work done and prepared VISION 2030 Document of various departments. Regarding organ donation honb'le Chief Secretary mentioned that Rajasthan is the first state to start Green corridor in Bharat. Also, a wonderful scheme of govt. is notified as Chiranjeevi Yojna, which provide privilage of reimbursement of expense occur in organ transplant even in other states of Bharat for citizens of Rajasthan.
https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/MISSION-2030-9434.htm
Training & online courses on Transplant Coordination and Organ Donation
One-month Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate (TCTP)
The one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course was conducted from 18th September 2023 to 27th October 2023. A total of 51 participants from Nigeria (Abia State) and Indian students from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh enrolled for the course.
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 over26302 people were reached through 231sessions.
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, 3496 calls were facilitated by MOHAN Foundation’s executivesthat resulted in12 eye donations and 2 body donation saving 12 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 198 lives across India were saved through 170 corneal donations, 17 kidney donations, 7 liver donations, 2 heartvalves donation,1 lung donations, & 1 skin donation.
Case Study
Mr. R Kumar (name changed)
On October 09, 2023, at 0955 hours, Duty Supervisor of Kripadashini Advanced Hospital
(KAH), Palace Compound, Imphal contacted MOHAN Foundation team about a potential
brain-dead donor in their ICU. Mr. R Kumar, a 31-year-old male patient, was
admitted at KAH on October 7, 2023, at 0722 hours with altered sensorium followed by loss
of consciousness.
At around 1400 hrs, MOHAN Foundation team along with the treating physician met with
the family members of the patient and explained to them the process of brain stem death
testing. The family members requested to wait for another day to conduct the testing and
asked for any possibility of referring the patient to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical
Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, Imphal, for further management.
On October 10, 2023, the patient was transferred to JNIMS as per the family’s wishes and
was admitted to the Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICCU) at 1133 hours. At JNIMS, the MOHAN
Foundation team, represented by Ms. Monica and Ms. Udayini, conducted initial discussions
with the patient’s brother and sister. Both were open to the idea of organ donation,
although the final decision rested with the patient’s wife, who was not present at that time.
On October 11, 2023, at 0955 hrs, after the brainstem death certification, the MF team-
initiated counselling for organ donation with the wife. With a heavy heart, she expressed
her willingness to proceed, stating, Even though I couldn’t save him, at least his kidneys will
be alive in someone else’s body.” At 1020 hours, the family gave written consent for the
With the 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. With the greatest respect, the transplant team held a minute of silence to
honour the donor before making the incision.
Every effort was made to prevent the donor’s family from experiencing any procedural
delays in the release of the body. At 1712 hours, the body and all relevant documents were
respectfully handed over to the donor’s family. The hospital staff including the Medical
Superintendent, paid their last respects during this solemn moment.
The following benefitted from the transplant:
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