MOHAN Foundation in association with NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation) conducted the first joint Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme at the NOTTO office in Safadarjung Hospital, New Delhi from July 20-24, 2015. The 5 day training attracted 29 participants from across 19 private and government hospitals.

NOTTO is in the process of developing a standardised national training curriculum and this training was the first step towards that process. MOHAN Foundation was invited by Dr. Jagdish Prasad (Director General of Health Services) and Dr. Saudan Singh (Director NOTTO) to conduct the training. NOTTO invited academicians, medical & nonmedical people and others to observe and give feedback. NOTTO is a national level organisation set up under the Directorate General of  Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. NOTTO will function as an apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for procurement and distribution of organ and tissues and registry for the same in the country.

Dr. Jagdish Prasad, at the inauguration of the training, stressed that Transplant Coordinators being the crux of the programme should not just see this as a job, but rather be passionate about it and empathise with the family members and be there for them irrespective of their donation decision. The training concluded with a valedictory function which was graced once again by Dr. Prasad. He congratulated the participants for successfully completing their training. He also said that there was now an expectation from each one of them to at least make two donations happen in the coming six months in their respective hospitals.