MOHAN Foundation

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox organization |name = Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network |image = Mohan Foundation.gif |image_border = |image_size = |image_alt = |caption = |abbreviation = |predecessor = |successor = |formation = {{Start date|1997}} |extinction = |type = [[Non-governmental organization|non-government]] charity |status = |purpose = Organ Donation |headquarters = [[Chennai]], [[India]] |location = |coordinates = |region_served = |membership = |language = |general_secretary = |leader_title = Founder |leader_name = [[Sunil Shroff]] |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = |budget = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |website = {{URL|http://www.mohanfoundation.org/}} }}

'''MOHAN Foundation''' is a not-for-profit, registered [[Non-governmental organization|non-government]] charity organisation in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details.php?ngo_id=mohanfoundation&ngo_black=0&t_state=0&t_dist_new3=0&sector_key=0&ngo_name=MOHAN%20Foundation&uniqueid= |title=NGO Partnership System |publisher=Ngo.india.gov.in |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> that works in the field of deceased [[organ donation]] and transplantation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/programme/Partners/articleshow/21311037.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104628/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-24/programme/40772512_1_organ-donation-mohan-foundation-transplant-coordinators |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Partners |date=2009-10-19 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> MOHAN is an acronym for Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network.

It has offices in [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Nagpur]], [[Jaipur]] and information centers at [[Kerala]] and [[Imphal]].

==History== MOHAN Foundation was first conceived in 1996 and was started in 1997 in [[Chennai]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tata.com/article.aspx?artid=siSC7BIQQOY |title=Life after death – Our commitment – Tata group |publisher=Tata.com |date=2012-12-31 |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106032050/http://www.tata.com/article.aspx?artid=siSC7BIQQOY |archive-date=2013-11-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Organ-donation-by-two-changes-8-lives/Article1-916793.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104638/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Organ-donation-by-two-changes-8-lives/Article1-916793.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Organ donation by two changes 8 lives |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2013-11-04 }}</ref> It was founded by [[urologist]] and [[Organ transplantation|transplant surgeon]] [[Sunil Shroff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/2001/01/14/stories/0414401y.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105124648/http://hindu.com/2001/01/14/stories/0414401y.htm |archive-date=2013-11-05 |title=Mixing compassion and technology |date=2001-01-14 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://doctor.ndtv.com/expertinterview/ndtv/expertintid/11/Dr_Sunil_Shroff.html |title=Expert Talk – Dr Sunil Shroff » DoctorNDTV for the better health of Indians |publisher=Doctor.ndtv.com |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408145106/http://doctor.ndtv.com/expertinterview/ndtv/expertintid/11/Dr_Sunil_Shroff.html |archive-date=2014-04-08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/slide-show/slide-show-1-dr-sunil-shroff-and-the-inspiring-tale-of-a-social-entrepreneur/20110215.htm |title=From grief to joy! The inspiring story of a social entrepreneur – Rediff.com Business |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

It has its headquarters in [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India.

==Promoting organ donation== [[File:Sand Sculpture.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Sand Sculpture made as a part of Rally organised by MOHAN Foundation at Marina Beach]] In 1994, the [[Indian Parliament|Indian parliament]] passed the Transplantation of Human Organ Act that accepted [[brain death]] for [[organ donation]] and made organ commerce a punishable offense. For the first time in India it was possible for the deceased to donate their [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] and [[Tissue (biology)|tissues]] provided the family consented to organ donation.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=22728294|year=2012|last1=Agarwal|first1=SK|last2=Srivastava|first2=RK|last3=Gupta|first3=S|last4=Tripathi|first4=S|title=Evolution of the Transplantation of Human Organ Act and law in India|volume=94|issue=2|pages=110–3|doi=10.1097/TP.0b013e31825ace15|journal=Transplantation |s2cid=45335749|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="health">{{cite web |url=http://health.bih.nic.in/Docs/THOA-1994.pdf |title=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs: The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 |publisher=Health.bih.nic.in |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105043652/http://health.bih.nic.in/Docs/THOA-1994.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-05 }}</ref> India follows [[informed consent]], unlike Spain and some of the other European countries that follow [[presumed consent]]. There are 23 organs in the human body and one can donate [[kidney]], [[heart]], [[liver]], [[lungs]], [[pancreas]] and the [[small bowel]] as well as tissues like [[cornea]], [[skin]], [[bone]], [[tendons]], [[cartilage]] and [[heart valve]]s.<ref name="health" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.bih.nic.in/ |title=Health Dept |publisher=Health.bih.nic.in |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref name=shroff>{{cite journal|pmid=19881131|year=2009|last1=Shroff|first1=S|title=Legal and ethical aspects of organ donation and transplantation|volume=25|issue=3|pages=348–55|doi=10.4103/0970-1591.56203|pmc=2779960|journal= Indian Journal of Urology |doi-access=free }}</ref> However, due to the lack of awareness level among the public and medical professionals, this concept of organ donation in India needed a shift in attitudes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indmedica.com/journals.php?journalid=6&issueid=25&articleid=237&action=article |title=Journal of the Academy of Hospital Administration |publisher=Indmedica |date=1995-02-04 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Amalraj R Edwin, D Raja |url=http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2000;volume=16;issue=2;spage=98;epage=105;aulast=Edwin |title=Attitudes of health care professionals towards organ donation Edwin AR, Raja D |journal=Indian Journal of Urology |volume=16 |issue=2 |page=98 |date= January 2000|access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

The foundation organises awareness talks among public through meetings, holds rallies, organises programmes in colleges and offices with organ donation as a theme, sensitises police and hospital staff on issues related to donation and from time to time honours organ donor families. [[Donor card]]s and brochures related to organ donation and brain death are distributed at such events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/sharing-organs-saving-lives/article2825957.ece#im-image-3 |title=Sharing organs, saving lives |date=2012-01-23 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/rally-to-promote-organ-donation/article2822054.ece |title=Rally to promote organ donation |date=2012-01-22 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/making-organ-donation-a-movement/article568285.ece#im-image-0 |title=Making organ donation a movement |date=2010-08-13 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/organ-donation-camp-held/article1894363.ece |title=Organ donation camp held |date=2007-08-18 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/organ-donation-cards-distributed-to-150-students/article3377702.ece |title=Organ donation cards distributed to 150 students |date=2012-05-03 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/creating-awareness-of-organ-donation/article2407938.ece |title=Creating awareness of organ donation |date=2011-08-29 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-traders.com/PANACEA-BIOTEC-LIMITED-9059337/news/Panacea-Biotec-Limited--Panacea-Biotec-Observes-Organ-Donation-Day-Mohan-Foundation-Organizes-Awar-17171062/ |title=Panacea Biotec Limited: Panacea Biotec Observes Organ Donation Day, Mohan Foundation Organizes Awareness Camp in the Company Premises |publisher=4-Traders |date=2013-08-06 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolage.in/photos/vivere-the-fine-arts-competition-pulse-2012-aiims/5309472/ |title=Painting competition sponsored by 'Mohan Foundation' – An NGO who works on the issue of Organ donation – CoolAge |publisher=Coolage.in |date=2013-07-19 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/intercollegiate-film-competition/article646225.ece |title=Inter-collegiate film competition |date=2010-09-15 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Over-350-pledge-their-organs-at-Shivaji-College/articleshow/22352025.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104644/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-06/delhi/41833016_1_organs-mohan-foundation-transplant |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Over 350 pledge their organs at Shivaji College |date=2013-09-06 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> MOHAN Foundation organised an "Organ Donation Rally" at [[Marina Beach]], Chennai. A first-of-its-kind sand sculpture on organ donation was also created on the sands of the Marina beach.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/students-join-hands-for-the-cause-of-organ-donation/article2827563.ece | title=Students join hands for the cause of organ donation| newspaper=The Hindu| date=2012-01-23}}</ref> Rajasthan did its first deceased donor due to efforts of the Foundation in set up the Rajasthan Network for Organ Sharing Registry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/6-year-old-boy-becomes-first-cadaver-donor-in-state/articleshow/46161367.cms | title=6-year-old boy becomes first cadaver donor in state| website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Similar registries were set up for Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

In 2018, the Foundation created a unique art installations of organs made from human ashes to promote the cause of organ donation. The installation titled, 'Life before Ashes', had a simple underlying message that, 'what have become ashes could have been another human's heart or kidney. If only the organs were donated.'<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shelar|first=Jyoti|date=2018-02-10|title=From dust to dust: a creative journey from ashes to art in Mumbai|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/art-for-organs-sake-intrigues-mumbaikars/article22715966.ece|access-date=2020-10-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=From dust to dust: a creative journey from ashes to art in Mumbai |url=https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mumbai/1030699/from-dust-to-dust-a-creative-journey-from-ashes-to-art-in-mumbai/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=NYOOOZ|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2018|title=human ashes: 'Heart' of human ashes roots for organ donation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/heart-of-human-ashes-roots-for-organ-donation/articleshow/62658058.cms|access-date=2020-10-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MOHAN Foundation's organ donation awareness campaign titled "Life Before Ashes" sweeps the IAA Olive Crown Awards 2019 with 3 Golds and a Silver|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/MOHAN-Foundations-organ-donation-awareness-campaign-titled-Life-Before-Ashes-sweeps-the-IAA-Olive-Crown-Awards-2019-with-3-Golds-and-a-Silver-6473.htm|access-date=2020-10-08|website=mohanfoundation.org|language=en}}</ref>

In March 2019, MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation, one of the oldest NGOs working towards promoting awareness for organ donation in [[India]], held an event in [[Delhi]] where popular Sufi singer duo, Nizami Bandhu thrilled everyone with their songs and music.<ref name="MOHAN Reference1">{{cite news |title=An organ donation awareness event by MOHAN Foundation amidst Sufi music by Nizami Bandhu |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/an-organ-donation-awareness-event-by-mohan-foundation-amidst-sufi-music-by-nizami-bandhu/story-2dBi3SaSvYDSgCEtpz0ZjP.html |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times|date=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Every year, MOHAN Foundation organises a mega organ donation awareness event called ''Samarthan'', which attracts nearly 350-400 individuals and senior doctors and transplant surgeons from leading hospitals across National Capital Region and nearby with the objective for creating awareness and understanding about organ donation and in 2019 Samarthan was held on 2 March at the beautiful Zorba on MG Road, New Delhi.<ref name="MOHAN Reference1" />

== Green color and ribbon for organ donation == Green is a color that popularly symbolizes recycling (<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Recycling and Why Recycle? – Keep Montana Clean and Green…Think Before You Throw|url=https://recyclemontana.org/what-is-recycling-and-why-recycle/|access-date=2020-10-08|language=en-US}}</ref>) . It is used also for environment for preserving the natural environment. Green is also used for organ donation and MOHAN Foundation in 2018 bathed important monuments in India to become green transplantation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gandhiok|first=Jasjeev|date=19 February 2018|title=Qutub turns green for organ donation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/qutub-turns-green-for-organ-donation/articleshow/62965024.cms|access-date=2020-10-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=National organ donation day: Mumbai CSMT turns green|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/national-organ-donation-day-mumbai-csmt-turns-green|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Whats New – SBI Foundation|url=https://www.sbifoundation.in/whats-new|access-date=2020-10-08|website=sbifoundation.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jaipur Monuments lit with green light to support the cause of organ donation|url=https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue54/Jaipur-Monuments-lit-with-green-light-to-support-the-cause-of-organ-donation-822.htm|access-date=2020-10-08|website=itnnews.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jaipur Monuments lit with green light to motivate Jaipurites|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Jaipur-Monuments-lit-with-green-light-to-motivate-Jaipurites-5930.htm|access-date=2020-10-08|website=mohanfoundation.org|language=en}}</ref> Similarly the Green ribbon too symbolizes organ donation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-30|title=Amitabh Bachchan reveals he is a pledged organ donor, wears 'green ribbon of its sanctity'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-reveals-he-is-a-pledged-organ-donor-wears-green-ribbon-of-its-sanctity/story-jv80CH48azWeLAurVp6oMJ.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-07|title=Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza Pledge to Donate Their Organs, Actor Gives Up Non-Veg Food, Black Coffee and Aerated Drink for the Cause {{!}} 🎥 LatestLY|url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-genelia-dsouza-pledge-to-donate-their-organs-actor-gives-up-non-veg-food-black-coffee-and-aerated-drink-for-the-cause-2072069.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=LatestLY|language=en}}</ref>

==Associated celebrities== [[File:Sheila dixit signing organ donation card.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit signs on the pledge board at the MOHAN Foundation fundraiser event in the capital, before signing it]]

[[Celebrity|Celebrities]] like actors, [[cricket]] players, [[religious leader]]s and [[politician]]s have been used to popularise the concept of organ donation and create public awareness about the cause.

In India, [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Anil Kumble]], [[Revathi Menon]], [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], [[Suniel Shetty]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Kiran Rao]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], [[Gautam Gambhir]], [[Farah Khan]], [[Nandita Das]], [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Anand Gandhi]] are some of the celebrities who have promoted and pledged their organs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2004/sep/93232.htm |title=You are here: Home > News > |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=2004-09-26 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mohan-foundation-launches-organ-donation-programme-in-coimbatore/article1455348.ece |title=MOHAN Foundation launches organ donation programme in Coimbatore |date=2011-02-14 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Priyanka-pledges-to-donate-her-organs/etarticleshow/16332193.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101100506/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-10/news-interviews/33736488_1_organ-donation-priyanka-chopra-pee-cee |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-11-01 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Priyanka pledges to donate her organs |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-actor-navdeep-pledges-to-be-an-organ-donor-at-mohan-foundation/384248-71-216.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412080212/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-actor-navdeep-pledges-to-be-an-organ-donor-at-mohan-foundation/384248-71-216.html |archive-date=2013-04-12 |title=Telugu actor Navdeep pledges to be an organ donor at Mohan foundation |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/gautam-gambhir-lends-a-hand-to-a-noble-cause/article2617530.ece |title=Gautam Gambhir lends a hand to a noble cause |date=2011-11-11 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Actress [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] has promoted eye donation in the past.

In April 2012, [[Sheila Dikshit]], the Chief Minister of Delhi, became the first chief minister in India to pledge her organs when she signed a pledge board on organ donation at an event held in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sheila-dikshit-signs-organ-donation-pledge/article3284438.ece |title=Sheila Dikshit signs organ donation pledge |date=2012-04-05 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref>

In 2014, Former Captain of India Kapil Dev Pledges his support for organ donation by signing the Donor Card.

On 7 October 2020, Bollywood megastar [[Amitabh Bachchan]] also pledged to donate his organs.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan reveals he is a pledged organ donor, flaunts the green ribbon|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/amitabh-bachchan-reveals-he-is-a-pledged-organ-donor-flaunts-the-green-ribbon/articleshow/78406972.cms|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref>

==Organ donor card== [[File:Donor card.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Organ Donation Card]] Donor cards express one's desire to donate organs after death and have been used by MOHAN Foundation to create awareness and get organ pledges. Over a million such cards in English and regional Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organ Donor Card|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/donorcard.asp|access-date=2020-10-10|website=mohanfoundation.org}}</ref> have been distributed by the foundation in over a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/one-consent-saves-9-lives/articleshow/21499706.cms |title='One consent saves 9 lives' |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990329/ige29193.html |title=Organ donor card launched in Tamil |publisher=Expressindia.indianexpress.com |date=1999-03-29 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> In a major organ donation drive in March 2012 called DAAN, it partnered with [[HCL Technologies]] along with [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Group of Hospitals]], [[Chennai Metropolitan Police|Chennai Police]], [[Indian Medical Association]], [[Cadaver]] Transplant Programme ([[Government of Tamil Nadu]]) and received 12,900+ [[Pledge drive|pledges]] from policemen, doctors and corporate employees. This was the largest organ donation campaigns in the country at that time.<ref>{{cite web|title=HCLites mobilise one of India's largest organ donation campaigns|url=http://www.hcltfoundation.com/events/HCLites-mobilise-one-of-India-s-largest-organ-donation-campaigns-through-Project-Daan-/33|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104065001/http://www.hcltfoundation.com/events/HCLites-mobilise-one-of-India-s-largest-organ-donation-campaigns-through-Project-Daan-/33|archive-date=4 November 2013|access-date=4 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/13000-sign-up-for-organ-donation/articleshow/12433779.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104655/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-28/chennai/31249311_1_organ-donation-donation-drive-mohan-foundation |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=13,000 sign up for organ donation |date=2012-03-28 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> However this record was superseded by the ''[[The Times of India|Times of India]]'' in July and August 2013. TOI partnered with four NGO's in the field of organ donation – Shatayu, Gift Your organ, Gift a Life and MOHAN Foundation to create awareness and received 50,000 plus pledges for organs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/aboutorgandonation.cms |title=About Organ Donation | I Lead India Youth Brigade – An initiative by The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date= |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOI-campaign-on-organ-donation-garners-50000-plus-pledges/articleshow/21665261.cms |title=TOI campaign on organ donation garners 50,000-plus pledges |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Organ Donor Card|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/donorcard.asp|access-date=2020-10-08|website=mohanfoundation.org}}</ref>

==Training Transplant Coordinators== A [[transplant coordinator]] is a medical professional – a doctor, an allied healthcare professional or a medical social worker – who coordinates activities related to organ donation. One of their core functions is to counsel the families of a [[brain dead]] individual for organ donation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfcc.edu.in/ |title=MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation – IGNOU Community College |publisher=Mfcc.edu.in |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> These coordinators can act as link between [[hospitals]], citizens, donors and patients requiring organ donation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Doc-donating-new-mindset-on-organ-donation/articleshow/11395442.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104601/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/nagpur/30601561_1_ztcc-organ-donation-mohan-foundation |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Doc donating new mindset on organ donation|date=2012-01-07 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> The foundation provides training for coordinators including courses of one week, one month, 6 months and one year in length. The one year Post Graduate Diploma in Transplant Coordination and Grief Counselling is a unique blended learning course (E-learning and face-to-face session ) for working health care professionals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transplant Coordinators Course – MOHAN Foundation|url=https://courses.mohanfoundation.org/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=courses.mohanfoundation.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Transplant Coordinators Training Programme Testimonials|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/testimonials/training-programme-testimonials.asp|access-date=2020-10-08|website=mohanfoundation.org}}</ref>

These training programmes have partly been funded by one of the oldest [[philanthropic]] institutions in India, [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust|Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust]]. Coordinators are trained in medical, legal and ethical aspects related to organ donation and are also imparted soft skills for grief counseling. The structured training ensures that they are able to approach and counsel the families of brain dead patients for organ donation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/training-for-nurses/article719821.ece |title=Training for nurses |date=2010-02-28 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/organ-donation/article2669768.ece |title=Organ donation |date=2011-11-29 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Hyderabad/Rural-family-donates-son-s-organs/Article1-609848.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104620/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Hyderabad/Rural-family-donates-son-s-organs/Article1-609848.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Rural family donates son's organs |work=Hindustan Times|date=2010-10-08 |access-date=2013-11-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/Brain-dead-woman-s-organs-donated-on-Mother-s-Day-eve/Article1-541339.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104650/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/Brain-dead-woman-s-organs-donated-on-Mother-s-Day-eve/Article1-541339.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title='Brain-dead' woman's organs donated on Mother's Day eve |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2013-11-04 }}</ref> Coordinators facilitate organ donation and transplantation in a positive environment and provide support to the donor family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tata.com/article.aspx?artid=siSC7BIQQOY= |title=Life after death – Our commitment|publisher=Tata.com |date=2012-12-31 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> From December 2009 to September 2018, 1967 candidates were trained as transplant coordinators through 56 training programmes in India and Bangladesh. In India, the organ donation rate has increased from 0.08 per million population in 2008 to 0.8 per million population in 2017 which is a ten-fold increase.<ref name=shroff/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Did an increase in knowledge and awareness about organ donation improve organ donation rate in India over the past two decades?|url=http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2019;volume=13;issue=3;spage=173;epage=178;aulast=Alex}}</ref> The presence of trained transplant coordinators is one of the factors that has contributed to this considerable increase.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

The foundation partners with The Transplantation Society, Indian Society of Nephrology, the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, [[World Health Organization]], Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) of Spain to conduct national workshops for transplant coordinators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tts.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1307%3Aa-global-presence-national-workshop-of-transplant-coordinators&catid=113%3Anewsletter-2013-volume-10-issue-1&Itemid=89 |title=A Global Presence – National Workshop of Transplant Coordinators |publisher=Tts.org |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/policy-and-issues/national-workshop-of-transplant-coordinators-provides-guidelines/article4484428.ece |title=National Workshop of transplant coordinators provides guidelines |date=2013-03-07 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/21/stories/2010082163330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828201540/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/21/stories/2010082163330300.htm |archive-date=2010-08-28 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News: Workshop held for transplant coordinators |date=2010-08-21 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> Training programme of one week are held along with other similar [[Non-governmental organization|NGO's]] like Shatayu and Government organisations like Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee of Maharashtra and Karnataka to train the Transplant coordinators in different cities besides [[Chennai]] like [[Ahmedabad]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Better-coordination-makes-organ-donation-possible/articleshow/10912218.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104104651/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/ahmedabad/30453712_1_mohan-foundation-transplant-coordinators-sunil-shroff |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Better coordination makes organ donation possible|date=2011-11-29 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

==Online organ registry== Registries for organ allocation ensure fair, equitable and transparent distribution of organs and ensure that harvested organs are not wasted for want of recipients. They help to make sure that no one jumps the waiting list queue.<ref>{{Cite news|author= V|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/states-transplant-registry-comes-alive/article4233797.ece |title=State's transplant registry comes alive |date=2012-12-24 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref> In 2005 the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation initiated an Indian Transplant Registry where expertise was provided by technical staff of the MOHAN Foundation.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=17445578|year=2007|last1=Shroff|first1=S|title=Indian Transplant Registry-www.transplantindia.com|volume=39|issue=3|pages=711–3|doi=10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.01.051 |journal=Transplantation Proceedings }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |pmc= 2721606 |year= 2007 |last1= Shroff |first1= S |title= Indian transplant registry |volume= 23 |issue= 3 |pages= 272–277 |doi= 10.4103/0970-1591.33724 |journal =Indian Journal of Urology|pmid=19718330 |doi-access= free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transplantindia.com |title=Welcome to Indian Transplant Registry |publisher=Transplantindia.com |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> In 2009 the Cadaver Transplant Programme of the Government of Tamil Nadu used the previous experience of the foundation in creation of a registry for deceased donors and transplantation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnos.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420223208/http://tnos.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=20 April 1999 |title=Tamil Nadu Organ Sharing Registry – Share Organs Save Lives |publisher=Tnos.org |date=2013-08-31 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> Similar registries was created for the Department of Health, Government of Kerala in 2012<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralas-transplant-registry-comes-alive/article4234647.ece |title=Kerala's transplant registry comes alive |date=2012-12-24 |access-date=2013-11-04|newspaper=The Hindu |last1=Maya |first1=C. }}</ref> and the Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan in 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Raj-promises-to-address-problems-of-liver-transplant-patients/articleshow/45399909.cms | title=Raj promises to address problems of liver transplant patients | newspaper=The Times of India | date=7 December 2014 | access-date=15 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150814184720/http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/online-registry-for-organ-donation-in-state-now-a-reality/article1-1294117.aspx Online registry for organ donation in state now a reality]</ref> The Government of India also has a plan for national organ registry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohfw.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/Draft%20Transplantaion%20of%20Human%20Organs%20and%20Tissues%20Rules%202013-98530297.pdf |title=Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: 2013 |publisher=Mohfw.nic.in |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

== Toll Free Organ Donation Helpline == The Foundation runs a 24-hour organ donation toll-free helpline number in eight languages. This initiative is supported by SBI Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Projects – SBI Foundation|url=https://www.sbifoundation.in/projects|access-date=2020-10-10|website=sbifoundation.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SBI Sustainability Report 2018-19|url=https://sbi.co.in/documents/17826/35696/010819-SBI_SR_1Aug2019.pdf?TSPD_101_R0=08b90ded0cab2000f44d713fc4f24ae6591358e72a196172df0dfab8bcfc5c61626e8f38d769492e083782f25c1448006ef2b307d1ff4d70b814cde92920a27423ea36706f2d289b7d3f2fd27110821e6270c5d4c625049555459ebb83b4fbe94aa63ec2c96678959bb9b0f6b65ad4a465a417a505a06d29}}</ref> On this number the foundation handles not only organ donation enquiries but also coordinates eye donation, body donation and occasionally even organ donation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experiences and Challenges in an NGO run Organ Donation Helpline|url=https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/pages/results.aspx?txtKeywords=Experiences+and+Challenges+in+an+NGO+run+Organ+Donation+Helpline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Publicity of the Helpline Number by Angels of Change – Day 5|url=https://www.mohanfoundation.org/activities/Publicity-of-the-Helpline-Number-by-Angels-of-Change-Day-5-6153.htm|access-date=2020-10-10|website=mohanfoundation.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Overcoming organ shortage== The shortage of organs has been an international phenomenon and India has been no exception.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Robinson |first=Simon |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709006,00.html |title=India's Black Market Organ Scandal |magazine=Time |date=2008-02-01 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> This has led to [[organ trade]] and has often stigmatized the noble concept of [[organ donation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/12/06-039370/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220191729/http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/12/06-039370/en/ |archive-date=20 December 2007 |title=WHO | The state of the international organ trade: a provisional picture based on integration of available information |publisher=Who.int |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|pmid=18261540|year=2008|last1=Abouna|first1=GM|title=Organ shortage crisis: Problems and possible solutions|volume=40|issue=1|pages=34–8|doi=10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.11.067 |journal=Transplantation Proceedings}}</ref> However the promotion of the [[deceased]] donation programme especially in states like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has meant more organs and has had some impact on lessening the organ commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/04/stories/2010110460510200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914201659/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/04/stories/2010110460510200.htm |archive-date=2011-09-14 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News: Mohan Foundation gets 100th organ donation |date=2010-11-04 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tts.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1062:improvements-in-deceased-organ-donation-in-india&catid=98:newsletter-2011-volume-8-issue-3&Itemid=669 |title=Improvements in Deceased Organ Donation in India |publisher=Tts.org |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Sandhya Srinivasan |url=http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f2155 |title=Has Tamil Nadu turned the tide on the transplant trade? |journal=The BMJ |volume=346 |article-number=f2155 |access-date=2013-11-04|doi=10.1136/bmj.f2155 |pmid=23585066 |year=2013 |s2cid=31085086 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Tamuli|first1=Raktim Pratim|last2=Sarmah|first2=Smritimala|last3=Saikia|first3=Bishwajeet|title=Organ donation – "attitude and awareness among undergraduates and postgraduates of North-East India"|journal=Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care|year=2019|volume=8|issue=1|pages=130–136|doi=10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_206_18|issn=2249-4863|pmc=6396593|pmid=30911493 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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