I support O campaign held in Chennai

To support this campaign, a car rally was also organised for healthcare professionals

To promote the cause of organ donation in India, The I Support O Campaign was recently conducted in Chennai. Reportedly, it received more than 10000 signatures from Chennaites and more than 1000 people signed off for their organ donation.

To support this campaign, a car rally was also organised for healthcare professionals. This was flagged off from a mall and the finish point was Chennai Trade Centre. The car rally received more than 100 enthusiastic senior doctors from various hospitals in Chennai with representation from some of the top hospitals like Fortis, Kauvery, Apollo, SRM, etc.

The first prize was won by Dr Iyappan and Dr Vijaylakshmi from Kauvery Hospital, second prize went to Dr Deepak and Dr Mohan Rao from Fortis Malar, and the third prize went to Dr Yugendran and Fazil Rahman.

The I Support O campaign was conceived and organised by Dreamz IMC, a marketing solution provider. Through this campaign, a token sum of Rs 50000 was donated to the NGO Mohan Foundation by the organizers and sponsors of this campaign.

Dr Sunil Shroff, Founder of Mohan Foundation NGO stated, “For the last 18 years we have promoted the concept of organ donation and have been in the forefront of this programme. Our NGO has taken up this cause and more than 70 per cent of the organ donation happens through our trained coordinators. It has become increasingly important for us to become aware of the benefits of organ donation and come away from the myths attached to the same.”