MOHAN Foundation (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) is a
not-for-profit, non-governmental organization started to promote organ donation
in 1997 in Chennai by philanthropists and medical professionals led by Dr. Sunil
Shroff. It is a registered NGO with Income Tax exemption under Section 80G and
35AC and has offices both in Chennai and Hyderabad. MOHAN Foundation was started
by a group of like-minded and concerned medical and non-medical professionals
committed to rising the reach of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act. The to
increasing the reach of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act. The Government
of India passed this act in 1994 to broaden the concept of organ donation and
stop commercial dealings in organs, especially kidneys. It is now possible to
not only donate one’s eyes, but also other vital organs like the heart, lungs,
liver, pancreas and kidneys
MOHAN Foundation comprises four core groups that carry out the different
activities of the foundation. These groups are:
1. Public Education for Organ Donation
2. Indian Transplant Newsletter (ITN)
3. Patient Support group (PSG)
4. Indian Network for Organ Sharing (INOS
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