Mangaluru, September 28: ‘Jeevana Vilina’ an organ donation awareness show was presented at City Centre Mall in the city on Sunday, September 27th under the aegis of AJ Hospital and Research Centre.
Chief Guest on this occasion was Vinutha, NSS coordinator. Panduranga Kamath recited a poem written by him on organ donation.
Dr Prashanth Maarla, medical director, AJ Hospital & Research Centre addressing the gathering said, when a person becomes brain dead, the organs of a person can give life to 7 people. Due to road accidents, most of the brain dead cases occur. ‘Jeevan vileena’ is aimed at encouraging organ donation when a person is brain dead. This is not only an awareness campaign on organ donation but also on road safety.
Dr Raghavendra Nayak, surgeon, AJ Hospital & Research Centre said, a person who is in coma can return to normal, but not a brain dead person. Once a person is brain dead, there are zero chances of returning to normal. When a living donor donates kidney, it gives life to one person. But when a brain dead person’s organs are donated, it can give life to many people. Hence we request everyone to enroll for organ donation; he said and congratulated Dr Maarla for organizing this awareness campaign.
The campaign was launched on September 20th, and is being held in collaboration with Mohan Foundation, Chennai.
