Thoothukudi Collector honours families of eye donors
Thoothukudi district officials honored families of eye donors during the 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight. The event aimed to promote organ donation awareness and recognize the contributions of donor families.
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Public awareness campaigns are critical for increasing organ donation rates, which directly impact healthcare outcomes for patients with blindness.
Families of eye donors were honored at a function held at Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital on Monday,
The event, which was part of the 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight, was jointly organised by District Blindness Prevention Society and the government hospital.
Collector Vishu Mahajan presided over the event and honoured the donor families with shawl, certificate of appreciation and shield.
Addressing the gathering, he said people generally hesitated to donate their possessions to others. But the families that donated the eyes of their loved ones had shown thoughtfulness by giving something to others even during their final moments. “The happiness of giving sight to a person through eye donation is similar to the happiness experienced by a mother and her family when a child is born.”
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