 Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) J&K in its third event of month-long celebrations of 13th Indian Organ Donation Day, organised a Rangoli competition on the theme “Organ Donation” for students of various Nursing Colleges Jammu at Galaxy Paramedical College Sainik Colony Jammu.
40 students, 4 from each of the following Nursing Colleges of Jammu participated creatively giving message of organ donation through their Art. The participating colleges were Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Chak Bhalwal; Stephens College of Nursing, Miran Sahib; Galaxy Paramedical College, Sainik Colony; Govt. College of Nursing, Gandhi Nagar; Bee Enn College of Nursing, Chak Bhalwal; Bee Enn Nursing Institute, Chak Bhalwal; Govt. College of Nursing, Gangyal; Acharya Shri Chander College of Nursing Education Sidhra ; Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing, Katra and Baba Gulam Shah Badshah University Nursing College and School of Nursing and Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Sanjeev Puri Joint Director SOTTO J&K made students aware of the National Organ Transplant Program (NOTP) which is being run in SSH, Government Medical College Jammu. They were told that many people die due to non-availability of organs for transplant so it is very important to pledge and donate organs.
Dr. Chander Mohan Principal, Galaxy College of Education, Sainik Colony lauded the efforts of students and SOTTO J&K. He spoke on the importance of donating organs after brain death. He said that there is a need to motivate more people to donate organs.
Shubham Manmotra, Administrator, Galaxy Paramedical College also motivated students to Pledge and Donate Organs.
Acharya Shri Chander College of Nursing Education Sidhra secured first position, Bee Enn Nursing Institute Chak Bhalwal secured second position and Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Chak Bhalwal and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing, Katra secured third position in the Rangoli Competition.
2nd event was Poster Competition held in Acharya Shri Chander College of Nursing Education, Sidhra on 2nd November on Organ Donation where students of these colleges gave this message through their Art.
SOTTO J&K organizes Poster Competition on Organ Donation
Umar from Acharya Shri Chander College of Nursing Education Sidhra and Rohit Karlupia from Bee Enn College of Nursing, Chak Bhalwal jointly secured first position, Tuybha from Acharya Shri Chander College of Nursing Education Sidhra Jammu secured second position and Akarsha Bharti from Govt. College of Nursing, Gandhi Nagar secured third position in the Poster Competition.
Students have become ambassador for spreading message of organ donation to masses |
