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“Let’s Refine Ourselves” - 6th Annual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop
On 31 st August and 1 st September 2013 the 6 th Annual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop was held at Hotel Aadithya, Chennai. The workshop was organised by MOHAN Foundation...
Read MoreGift of Life for Seven – First time from Maheshwari community
On 2 nd February 2013, Sri Purushottam Malani, a 52-year-old wholesale businessman in Hyderabad was going to work on his two-wheeler, when a wheel from an auto rickshaw got loose and hit his sc...
Read MoreHealing Hearts beyond Boundaries
In May 2013, a Pakistani National underwent a lifesaving heart transplantation at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai. The team of medical experts who performed the operation was led by Dr. K R Balak...
Read MoreLessons to Learn from Korea for the Asian Deceased Donor Transplant Programme
The star of the deceased donation programme in Asia is currently South Korea. This is a country that is famous for its living liver transplantation programme. A WHO report in 2008 showed ...
Read MoreMiss America aspirant undergoes lung transplant
Alyson Tozer is 20 years old and her dream is to be Miss America. She has overcome a life-threatening obstacle and hopes to realise her dream one day. Alyson was born with a chronic disease cal...
Read MoreOne noble deed inspires another
Smt. Kalpana Tiwari, 41, was a housewife with high ideals and motives to serve the society. Kalpana complained of chest pain and fell unconscious on the night of 28 th June 2013 and was r...
Read MoreOne Week Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme – Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Hyderabad A one week Transplant Coordinators' Training Programme was held at CARE Hospitals, Nampally, Hyderabad from 1st to 5th July 2013 by MOHAN Foundation. 21 participants attended the train...
Read MoreOpt -out system to be adopted in Wales
The National Assembly for Wales has passed a legislation called the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill to change the system of organ donation there. This means that when the legislation is implement...
Read MoreOrgan Donation in Korea
The Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS) under the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that 375 brain dead people donated organs between January and November 2012. The figure is...
Read MoreRevised organ transplant law facilitates deceased organ donation in Japan
Japan’s revised Organ Transplant Law was enforced just three years ago, but already it has been making a significant difference in organ donations. According to a Health, Labor and Welfare Mini...
Read MoreShip of Theseus crew and Kiran Rao pledge their organs
On 13 th August, 2013 a signing up event was organised at PVR-Juhu Lavina, Mumbai. The cast and crew of Anand Gandhi’s film Ship of Theseus along with Kiran Rao, actor Aamir K...
Read MoreThe Times of India 'I Lead India' campaign on Organ Donation
Every year Times of India (TOI) initiates a nationwide campaign which focuses on socially relevant issues. In 2013 they launched the 'I Lead India' campaign. It was a week long campaign that started ...
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