Frontier Lifeline Hospital commemorates World Organ Donation Day at Central Metro Station

• Event was graced by Her Excellency Ms. Susan Grace, Consul General, Australia.

Chennai, 13 August 2019: Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation- Frontier Lifeline Hospital today commemorated the World Organ Donation Dayat Chennai Central Metro Station’s premises. World Organ Donation Day is celebrated on the 13^th of August every year.

The event was attended by notable guests of the film fraternity and other esteemed ventures. Ms. Susan Grace, Consul General, Australia and actor, Mr. Ashok Selvam, had graced the occasion with their revered presence.

(From L to R) – Dr. R. Anantharaman, Ms. Sandhya Cherian, Mr. Vishwanathan Reddy, Actor Ashok Selvam, Dr. Sanjay Cherian, Ms. Susan Grace, Dr. K. M Cherian, Dr. Chokalingam.

A prayer song by Ms. Srilekha Parthasarathy marked the beginning of the celebration, followed by which Dr. K. M. Cherian – C.E.O & Founder, Frontier Lifeline Hospital, delivered the welcome address and stressed on the importance of Organ Donation. Another highlight of the day was the Vidyarambam of Shivani, daughter of Bhavani Shankar, one of the recipient of double heart transplant in one night, which was initiated by Her Excellency Ms. Susan Grace.

Commenting on the occasion, Dr. K. M.Cherian, C.E.O & Chairman, Frontier Lifeline Hospital said,“India has lacked in numbers, being one among the lowest rates of organ donation in the world at 0.5 donor per million population, which is far less compared to over 35 per million Croatia, 30 per million Spain and 28 per million USA. Organ donation has been in disrepute due to few incidences of commercialization. Therefore, as you all know this donation is tax free but, it saves lives. Today the time has come for us to donate organs and encourage people to be a part of organ donation to save as many lives as possible. As I always say, science is life and life is science.

“Science demands progression and unfortunately in this country, neither government nor scientific community, has understood the importance of growing our own solid organs. We, in our scientific research labs, have initiated the phase of growing solid organs such as, kidneys, liver, heart and pancreas using biological scaffold, such as shark fin. This is a typical example of WASTE TO WEALTH. I look forward to the help from the government, scientific community and all others involved in it. At present, above all we need your support for popularizing and creating awareness on the importance of organ donation.”Dr. K. M. Cherian further added.

(From L to R) – Mr. Vishwanathan Reddy, Ms. Sandhya Cherian, Dr. Sanjay Cherian, Ms. Susan Grace, Dr. K. M Cherian, Dr. Chokalingam, Dr. R. Anantharaman

(Seated Below) Mr. Bhavani Shankar (organ recipient) and his daughter Shivani Shankar.

The program was organized by the members of Frontier Lifeline Hospital, to increase awareness about the need for organ donation.  An open house was set-up at the station’s premises to showcase the different types of hearts, latest equipment used in open heart surgery and heart support system. Moreover, various donor family members were felicitated through remembrance to embrace their act of kindness and care.