Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) At Mumbai’s popular Ganpati pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja, devotees attention is being caught by a large fibreglass sculpture of multiple human organs, installed by a city hospital to highlight the importance of organ donation, bringing together faith, healthcare and community.
Gleneagles Hospital on Wednesday unveiled the 15.59-metre fibreglass sculpture depicting multiple human organs at the pandal in Lalbaug, central Mumbai, as part of its ‘Organs of Hope’ organ donation awareness initiative.
The initiative, undertaken with the support of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, aims to take the conversation around organ donation beyond hospital walls and into the heart of the community during the ongoing Ganesh festival, Gleneagles Hospital said in a statement.
The sculpture has achieved the Guinness World Records title for the “Largest Fibreglass Sculpture of Organs”, claimed the private hospital.
“As a healthcare institution, we see every day how deeply the need for timely treatment and transplantation can affect patients and their families. With ‘Organs of Hope’, we wanted to take the conversation around organ donation beyond the hospital and into the community,” Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai CEO Dr Bipin Chevale said.
The intention is to create awareness, address misconceptions and encourage people to have an open conversation with their families about their wishes, he noted.
“Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal has given us a truly meaningful platform to do this during Ganeshotsav. The Guinness World Records title is a proud milestone for us,” Chevale added. PTI SM RSY
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