Blood Donation Camp at Govt. Polytechnic

Blood Donation Camp at Govt. Polytechnic

SIRSA NEWS ( www.SirsaNews.com )

05 May, 2010

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A voluntary blood donation camp was organised by Govt. Polytechnic, Sirsa on 05/05/2010. A team from AIIMS Delhi blood bank conducted the camp, wherein more than 200 students and Staff members of Govt. Polytechnic Sirsa came forward to donate blood.

Dr. Kiran Khaliya, President, Red Cross, Civil Hospital Wing, Sirsa was the chief guest on the occasion and said that if the younger generation pledges and came forward to give blood voluntarily, there will be no dearth of blood worldwide. Though Sirsa is already surplus in blood availability due to relentless efforts of Deputy Commissioner Sirsa, but else where there is a big gap in demand and supply. She added that requirements of safe blood were ever increasing and regular voluntary blood donations were vital for blood transfusion services. She applauded the efforts of the organizers in encouraging the youth and conducting the camp and that this shall go a long way in fortifying the spirit of the slogan, ‘Blood Shall Wait for the patient.”

Spreading awareness on the subject, Dr (Col.) Dutta from AIIMS, Delhi said in his address that a healthy adult could give blood 3-4 times a year without any problem. The withdrawn blood volume is restored within 24 hours, he said even as allayed other fears and misconceptions regarding blood donation. He informed that those who had body tattoos recently cannot donate blood for one year, appending to this Er. Pushpinder urged the students that since Tattooing may cause some health hazard there for it would be wise on part of students not get their body tattooed at all.

On the occasion, Mr. Sudhir Gilhotra, Principal, in his address extended his thanks to Chief Guest and also motivated the students for this noble cause. Mr. Gilhotra said that as in sports every member of a winning team is contributor to the victory, here also in Blood donation every individual’s participation is of prominence in making this world, self sufficient in transfuse-able blood requirements.

Electro GPS, a Society of department of Electrical Engineering, did extraordinary efforts for success of this camp.

Talking to Sirsa News Mr Ashwini Kumar said that perhaps Sirsa is unique in India by becoming self sufficient and blood surplus, the earlier precondition of supply of blood to donee on blood replacement only is foregone and now anyone can get blood whenever required in Sirsa district unconditionally. Mr Yadav from Rotary blood bank said that its amazing to know that a small District like Sirsa has achieved this whereas Delhi and NCR despite education and better economic conditions is far lagging behind in the filed of blood donation, there is a huge gap between demand and supply, Rotary is doing its bit with zeal but many other organizations need to be involved to achieve the targets. Mr. Yadav also displayed a Memento in the form of Rotary Blood Donor mug that is gifted to every donor.

Sh. Ashok Narang, Vijay Girdhar, Rajender Jindal, Mannu Lal, Pushpinder Kaushal, Subash Chander, Arvinder Singh, Manoj Kumar, Harnek Singh, Mohit Bangar, Anil Nain, Rajender Jhorad were also present on the occasion.

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Read and see Videos of Previous NEWS on Blood Donation in Sirsa on SirsaNews website; web-links below:

• http://sirsanews.blogspot.com/2009/10/haemcon09-nayaa-saal-nayaa-savera.html
• http://sirsanews.blogspot.com/2008/07/haemcon-2008-ima-isbti-state-conference.html
• http://sirsanews.blogspot.com/2009/02/blood-donation-camp-at-city-thana.html
• http://sirsanews.blogspot.com/2008/08/saugat-shiv-shakti-blood-donation-camp.html
• http://sirsanews.blogspot.com/2010/03/officers-to-seek-permission-before.html