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A Braveheart’s Wife Saves Lives
When Mr.Hemant Karkare, Chief of Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, died in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26th November 2008, the nation mourned the braveheart. His wife, Kavita Karkare, p...
Read MoreA Recipient Family speaks
My daughter, Hvovi Minocherhomji had been diagnosed with congenital cardiomyopathy when she was 16 years old. Our family’s first reaction was disbelief. How could this beautiful, strong, seemin...
Read MoreAnnual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop
The 7th Annual Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop saw the participation of over 95 transplant coordinators from across the country. The two-day workshop held on 22nd and 23rd August 2014 at the ...
Read MoreEfforts to Improve Organ Donation in Vietnam
Cho Ray Hospital, the leading public hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has opened an organ transplant coordination unit to fairly distribute and expand the country’s severely limited suppl...
Read MoreImpact of Trained Transplant Coordinators in Deceased Donation
Over the last five years MOHAN Foundation has trained close to 700 transplant coordinators through its structured training programmes. Its short and long courses are well-framed to ensure that the ca...
Read MoreKeeping Organs Alive Outside the Body
At the University of Michigan, USA researchers have been working on a machine called the XVIVO Perfusion System, or XPS that is able to keep organs alive outside the body. This means that there...
Read MoreMOHAN USA’s First Fundraising Event
On the 27th of July 2014, the award winning film ‘Ship of Thesus’ was screened for a fundraising event at San Fransisco, that would benefit MOHAN Foundation, India . bLifeNY, Indie Me...
Read MoreSweetening the Lives of Others
Mrs. Malini Bakshi did not put her life on hold when her 50-year-old husband expired after a heart attack. She plunged into a busy schedule of uplifting her community, especially involving youngsters...
Read MoreThe “Superhero” Brother of Britain’s Youngest LiverTransplant Survivor
Daniel Garcia, 25, suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a car in October 2014. He died a couple of days later with his mother, Julie Bryon-Edmond at his hospital bedside. He is the broth...
Read MoreThe Times of India supports Organ Donation once again
The Times of India (TOI) ran its campaign on Organ donation for the second consecutive year from August 6 – 13, 2014, leading up to an Organ Donor Day on August 13, 2014. The main aim behind th...
Read MoreTransplant Coordinators’ Training Programme at Chandigarh
Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme was conducted at Command Hospital, Chandimandir (Chandigarh) from 1st to 5th September 2014. There were a total of 18 participants including Medical ...
Read MoreTransplant Coordinators’ Training Programme at Vijayawada
Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme was held from 21st to 24th July 2014 at Aayush Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. A health care professional mix of 30 candidates including doctor...
Read MoreTransplant Coordinators’ Training Programme in Bangladesh
The first ever Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme in Bangladesh was held from 14th to 17th September 2014 in Dhaka. The programme was conducted in collaboration with the Society of Org...
Read MoreWorld’s First Healthy Baby Born after a Womb Transplant
A 36-year-old Swede has become the world’s first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant, medical journal The Lancet said. She had a genetic condition called Rokitansky syndrome w...
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