Organ donation awareness programme held at IGIMS
Held as part of the nationwide 'Angadaan jeevan sanjeevani' campaign, the event aimed to raise awareness among healthcare professionals about the need for organ donation.
BSc nursing and GNM students participated in the poster competition on Monday. The top three winners will be honoured on Organ Donation Day.
A lecture on organ donation was delivered on the second day. Dr Anuja Daniel, principal of the College of Nursing, IGIMS, emphasised the importance of such initiatives in motivating students.
Dr Manish Mandal, chairman of Sotto, highlighted the role of the national organ transplant programme in managing organ donation in the country.
Ekta, IEC consultant at Sotto, conducted the programme.
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