A State level workshop on the occasion of National Voluntary Blood donation day was organised by the Uttarakhand State AIDS Control Society (USACS) and State Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun Dr B S Jangpangi said that since blood donation helps in saving life it is one of the noblest form of doing public service. He exhorted the students to donate blood regularly so that no life is lost due to non availability of blood. The Additional Project Director (APD) USACS, Dr V S Tolia informed about the awareness programme undertaken by the society to promote blood donation in the State. The members of Sambhav theatre group performed a dance drama sequence on the necessity of blood donation and its consequences.
The workshop was also addressed by State TB Officer (STO) Dr V S Kala, District TB Officer Dr S K Pandey, Principal of State Nursing College Hansi Negi, Major Premlata Verma from National Cadet Corps (NCC), Child Specialist Dr D P Joshi and members of the USACS, state blood transfusion committee and nursing students attended the programme.