Chennai, August 23rd, 2025: MGM Healthcare honoured several organ donors and their family members at a special felicitation programme, recognising their invaluable contributions to saving and transforming lives. The felicitation ceremony was attended by MLA Mr. M.K. Mohan and Indian Actress Ms. Neelima Rani. The hospital also organized a walkathon themed “Miles for Lives” to raise awareness on organ donation.
Organised by MGM HealthcareтАЩs Institute of Liver Diseases, Transplant & HPB Surgery, these events raised awareness about the importance of organ donation, while encouraging people to register as donors. The walkathon began at MGM Healthcare on Nelson Manickam Road and concluded at Tower Park, Anna Nagar, with hundreds of healthcare professionals, hospital staff, and members of the public participating enthusiastically.
In 2024, India had achieved a notable milestone of performing over 18900 organ transplants – the highest recorded in a single year when compared to 2013 which recorded fewer than 5,000 transplants. After the USA and China, India ranks third globally in the total number of organ transplants. Despite the numbers, the demand for organs far exceeds availability, making awareness and pledging essential.
In his comments, Dr. Prashanth Rajagopalan, Managing Director, MGM Healthcare, said, тАЬMGM Healthcare is proud to organise the donor felicitation and a walkathon program. While medical science has advanced tremendously, enabling both living and cadaver donations to be safe and effective. Our organ donation rate remains strikingly low at less than one per million population, compared with over 40 per million in countries like the US and Spain. Living donors can donate a kidney or part of their liver, allowing both donor and recipient to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Cadaver donations can save multiple lives through organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, and corneas. The main barrier is not medical feasibility, but social hesitation and lack of awarenessтАЭ.
Dr. Thiagarajan Srinivasan, Senior Consultant and Director, Institute of Liver Diseases, Transplant and HPB Surgery, MGM Healthcare, said, тАЬOrgan donation is one of the greatest gifts of modern medicine, and liver transplantation exemplifies how lives can be saved and restored. The liverтАЩs remarkable ability to regenerate makes both living and deceased donor liver transplants highly effective, with most recipients going on to lead full and productive lives. Brain-dead donors remain the cornerstone of organ transplantation, though organs from donors after cardiac death are also being used successfully worldwide. Both pathways must be promoted more widely in India to meet the growing demand. For this, hospitals must come forward to build structured, sustainable transplant programmes with trained teams, advanced infrastructure, and strong ethical practices.тАЭ
Chennai, 22nd August 2025: Chennai has always had a sweet tooth for nostalgia, and this Madras Day, Moonbakes, Chennai finest pastry and dessert studio has whisked that sentiment into a menu as comforting as it is celebratory. The special spread takes Chennaiites on a journey of taste and memory with the Assorted Madras Tea Cake Box, a heartfelt ode to timeless bakery favourites; the Assorted Madras Tres Leches Box, where tradition meets playful indulgence; and the Assorted Madras Puffs Box, a golden, flaky tribute to tea-shop legends. Each creation is steeped in the spirit of the city, echoing the chatter of bustling streets, the magic of cinema halls, and the warmth of family evenings, serving up a decadent slice of the cityтАЩs cultural soul.
Bringing to life the warmth of old-school Chennai bakeries, the Assorted Madras Tea Cake Box, features moist and aromatic teatime favourites such as Banana Cake, Carrot Walnut Cake, the much-loved Ghee Cake, and the iconic Iyengar Bakery-Style Honey Cake. Perfectly balanced and baked in small batches, this collection is a slice of nostalgia, made for sharing with family and friends.
For those who enjoy modern desserts with a twist, the Assorted Madras Tres Leches Box offers a luxurious reimagination of ChennaiтАЩs flavours in the form of melt-in-the-mouth milk cakes. Each slice is soaked in three kinds of milk and infused with iconic local inspirations тАУ from the bold Mylapore Filter Coffee Tres Leches and fragrant Badam Milk Tres Leches to the playful Sathyam Cinema Caramel Popcorn Tres Leches and the delicate Kalathi Rosemilk Tres Leches. This collection is both indulgent and deeply rooted in the flavours that define the city.
A Madras food celebration is never complete without the cityтАЩs beloved bakery puffs, and Moonbakes brings this classic to life with its Assorted Madras Puffs Box. Flaky, golden, and filled with nostalgia, the collection includes the timeless Classic Egg Puff, the fiery Madras Curry Masala Paneer Puff, the street-inspired Pepper Kalan Puff, and the inventive Vada Curry Puff, a delicious twist that blends tradition with contemporary twist.
Freshly baked to order and available for doorstep delivery across Chennai, the Moonbakes Madras Day Menu is ideal for tea-time indulgence, festive gifting, or simply reliving cherished food memories. Each box is thoughtfully curated to remind Chennaiites of the flavours they grew up with, while inviting them to experience these classics in a new light.
This Madras Day, Moonbakes invites the city to celebrate not just its history, but also its flavours тАУ one slice, one puff, and one spoonful at a time.
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