{"id":8684,"date":"2026-08-13T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=8684"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:38:55","slug":"one-donor-can-change-many-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=8684","title":{"rendered":"One Donor Can Change Many Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar Observes World Organ Donation Day with a Call to &#8220;Give Life, Give Hope&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Raising Awareness on Organ Donation and the Power of Giving<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bhubaneswar 13 August 2026<strong> [ADN] <\/strong>: On the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar organised an awareness programme to highlight the importance of organ donation and encourage greater public participation in the life-saving cause. The initiative, themed &#8220;One Donor Can Change Many Lives,&#8221; aimed to create awareness about organ donation, transplantation, and the profound impact a single donor can have on multiple lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_96907\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z1Nioq3HWPM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organ donation is one of the most powerful acts of giving, offering patients suffering from end-stage organ failure an opportunity for a new lease of life. Through this awareness initiative, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar seeks to address common misconceptions surrounding organ donation and encourage individuals and families to make informed decisions about donation. The programme was hosted by Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, with the special presence of senior medical experts from multiple specialties, including organ transplantation, gastroenterology. nephrology, neurosurgery, critical care, and internal medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Alok Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar, said &#8220;Organ donation is not simply about donating an organ; it is about giving someone the opportunity to live, to hope, and to build a future. Greater awareness and informed conversations can help us create a culture where organ donation becomes a conscious and compassionate choice. Through this initiative, Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar aims to encourage individuals and families to understand the importance of organ donation and its life-changing impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awareness programme brought together specialists from different disciplines to discuss the importance of transplantation and the need for greater awareness among the public. The discussions focused on Understanding organ donation and transplantation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How organ donation can save multiple lives Importance of family discussions and informed decisions Addressing myths and misconceptions surrounding organ donation The role of organ transplantation in end-stage organ failure Advances in kidney and liver transplantation The importance of critical care in organ donation Encouraging a culture of responsible and compassionate donation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme witnessed the presence of: Dr. Alok Srivastava, Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sahu &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist &amp; Interventional Endoscopist Prof. (Dr.) Nisith Kumar Mohanty &#8211; Chief Consultant &#8211; Nephrology &amp; Transplant Physician Dr. Soumen Roy &#8211; Consultant &#8211; Surgical Gl &amp; Liver Transplant Surgeon Dr. Saroj Pattanayak &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Critical Care, Medicine Dr. Samiran Das Adhikary &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Urology &amp; Renal Transplantation Dr. Debabrata Biswal &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Neuro &amp; Spine Surgery Dr. Sushant Kumar Sethi &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Gastroenterologist &amp; Hepatologist -Dr. Subhranshu Sekher Jena &#8211; Senior consultant- Neurology Dr. Samir Sahu &#8211; Senior Consultant &#8211; Internal Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar continues to strengthen its multidisciplinary approach to advanced organ care and transplantation, bringing together specialists across various medical and surgical disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients with complex organ-related conditions. Through its World Organ Donation Day initiative, Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar aims to encourage people to look beyond misconceptions, start conversations with their families, and recognise the extraordinary difference that organ donation can make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar 13 August 2026 [ADN] : On the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar organised<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-39"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8684"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8687,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8684\/revisions\/8687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}