Awareness Program on Importance of Organ Donation in CSU

JAMMU, July 4: An awareness session on Human Organ Donation was organized by the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) J&K under the aegis of NSS Unit of Central Sanskrit University, Shri Ranbir Campus Kot Bhalwal, Jammu. Welcoming the guests present in the program, Dr. Yogendra Dixit, coordinator of the NSS Unit, said that we should donate organs so that if a needy person gets it, it will help him to live life. Ms. Anshu Sharma (IEC & Media Advisor) and Nisha Kumari (Programme Assistant) SOTTO sensitized the faculty, staff and students of the university campus about National Organ Transplant Program (NOTP) and cadaver donation process. She informed about the legal process related to organ donation.

Many participants took the pledge to become organ donors. Stories of organ donors were also shared to inspire them. The students were told that someone whose brain was dead in the hospital because of a brain injury, brain hemorrhage or any other reason, his or her organs and tissues are still alive.If the family agrees and  donate organs, many lives can be saved. While a brain-dead patient can give the gift of life to at least three to eight people. She pointed out that India is facing an acute shortage of organs for organ transplant and this number is a mismatch between the number of organs required and the organs available for transplant. The reasons for the delay are lack of awareness, spiritual beliefs about life after death and negative attitudes towards organ donation in general.There are many myths and social taboos associated with organ donation such as the donated organs may disappear after rebirth. 

 The program Campus Director Prof. Madan Mohan Jha said in the presidential address that due to organ donation, today any needy person in the society gets those organs and is helped to live life. Donating an organ does not reduce it but helps in living the life of a needy person.
Maninder Singh, program officer of the NSS Unit gave a vote of thanks to the guests. Dr.Rishiraj, Dr. Gopal Verma, Dr Rajkumar Mishra, Dr. Ratan Kumar Pandey, Dr. Sarvesh Tripathi, Kamal Kishore, Dr.Snehlata, 

Dr.Shivashish, Dr.Prasad Bhatt, Dr. Shweta Sood, Dr. Praveen Kumar, Dr. Madan Singh were present on this occasion.

Technical cooperation in the program was given by Akhil Sharma, and Tirupatibala. The program was conducted by Maninder Singh.

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