AIIMS Delhi Honors Organ Donors and Their Families in Special Ceremony
AIIMS New Delhi’s Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) held a ‘Donor Felicitation Programme’ to honor organ and tissue donors. The event highlighted the importance of organ donation, with emotional tributes from donor families, including the grandparents of a 2.5-year-old heart donor.
Professor Kaushal Kumar Verma, Head of Dermatology and Venereology at AIIMS, emphasized the need to dispel myths and fears about organ donation. He expressed gratitude to the donors and their families for their noble deeds.
ORBO has been actively promoting organ and tissue donation through mass pledging campaigns and awareness programs. They have collaborated with the BSF and conducted various competitions and programs to spread awareness among school students.
Prof. Aarti Vij, Head of ORBO, explained the extensive process of organ retrieval and transplantation, highlighting the teamwork required among various stakeholders. ORBO maintains a website and e-book to honor the stories of donors and their families.
This year, ORBO trained 300 resident doctors and 435 nursing officers. Balram, a Transplant Coordinator at ORBO, discussed the emotional challenges of grief counseling and the importance of providing psycho-social support to donor families.
AIIMS offers facilities for various types of organ transplants and maintains several banks for organs and tissues. ORBO continues to conduct mass awareness drives and training programs for medical professionals and other stakeholders.
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AIIMS -: AIIMS stands for All India Institute of Medical Sciences. It is a group of public medical colleges in India, known for providing high-quality medical education and healthcare services.
Organ Donors -: Organ donors are people who give their organs, like the heart or kidneys, to help someone else who needs them. This usually happens after the donor has passed away.
ORBO -: ORBO stands for Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation. It is a part of AIIMS that focuses on collecting and storing organs for transplants.
Donor Felicitation Programme -: A Donor Felicitation Programme is an event where people who have donated organs and their families are honored and thanked for their generous contributions.
Awareness Campaigns -: Awareness campaigns are efforts to inform and educate people about important issues, like the need for organ donation, so more people can understand and support it.
Training for Medical Professionals -: Training for medical professionals means teaching doctors and nurses how to properly handle organ donations and transplants to save lives.
Societal Support -: Societal support means getting help and understanding from the community and society to make organ donation more successful and accepted.
