Orgamites | For primary school teachers and health visitors

Health care and organ donation become part of the national curriculum in Greece. Through the Orgamites, the discussion about health, major body organs but also organ donation opens in primary schools. The Orgamites give rise to the hope that in the future more and more generations will be familiar with individual health care, as well as with the concept of organ donation, which can and does change the world.

Which is the busiest organ in our body with more than 200 different functions? Which one looks like a powerful pump pushing blood throughout the body? Which organ “loves” water and which one “adores” regular exercise the most? But also, how can a doctor replace an organ when it is not functioning properly? These difficult questions turn into fascinating stories through the characters of the Orgamites, designed specifically for primary school children (students of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade), and we can find them in the educational material included in the actions and interventions of the Primary Healthcare Programs of the Hellenic Ministry of Health for the school year 2022-23. Hope is born in primary school classrooms.

More and more people can learn to take care of their bodies, as well as realize the importance of organ donation.