Sub: Bikethon to create Awareness on Organ Donation in Tamil Nadu
MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) is a national Non-Government Organization that promotes the deceased Organ Donation Programme in India. Since its inception in 1997 it has distributed organ donor cards in various Indian languages held patient support group meetings trained transplant coordinators counseled organ donor families and published a quarterly newsletter called the Indian Transplant Newsletter.
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The recent spurt in cadaver organ donation activity (almost 140 cadaver organs in last one year) from not only Chennai but also various districts of Tamil Nadu has inspired the volunteers of our Foundation to undertake this rally. Six young men will be riding motorcycles and will be covering a distance of 2000 kms. The nine places that will be covered include - Vellore Salem Coimbatore Tirunelveli Madurai Trichy Dindigul Tanjarvur and Pondicherry. En route they will be honoring donor families in all these towns and we already have names of over 22 family members who would be attending the functions in these places.
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We hope this effort will help in accelerating the organ donation rate even further in our state. In Tamil Nadu we have close to 160 such families who have donated all organs of their love ones. Tamil Nadu we hope can show the way forward to the rest of the country in this difficult programme and as an NGO we appreciate the efforts being taken by the Govt of Tamil Nadu. MOHAN Foundation will always help and continue to spread awareness and sensitize the masses on this important issue.
Here are some Interesting Facts on Organ Donation and Tamil Nadu - Some
• Tamil Nadu has the highest eye donation rate in India - 8000 per year
• The first successful kidney transplant in India was done in Tamil Nadu in 1971
• The first successful multi-organ donation and Transplant was done in Tamil Nadu – 1995
• The highest number heart transplants have been done in Tamil Nadu
• In the last nine months Tamil Nadu has had 140 organs for 40 deceased donors - thanks to these noble family members saying YES to ORGAN DONATION - all time high in the field of organ donation in India
• MOHAN Foundation has facilitated 400 of the 1400 cadaver organs transplants in India (TN & AP) since the year 2000. Visit www.mohanfoundation.org for more information.
Remember one organ donor can save over nine lives. Thank you for being here and supporting the noble cause of organ donation.
Yours truly
Dr. Sunil Shroff
Cell:98400 25680 / Land – 26207000
Locations to be Covered and Date
09.09.2009 – Flag off in Chennai Start Time 10.30 AM - 09:09:09
Chennai (09.09.09) - Vellore (09.09.09)
Vellore (10.09.09) - Salem(10.09.09)
Salem(11.09.09) - Coimbatore (11.09.09)
Coimbatore (12.09.09) - Madurai (12.09.09)
Madurai (13.09.09) - Tirunelveli (13.09.09)
Tirunelveli (14.09.09) - Dindigul (14.09.09)
Dindigul (15.09.09) - Trichy (15.09.09)
Trichy (16.09.09) - Tanjavur (16.09.09)
Tanjavur (17.09.09) - Pondicherry (17.09.09)
Pondicherry (18.09.09) - Chennai (18.09.09)
