The Rotary Club Centennial in association with the Unit-9 library organised a blood donation camp in the library campus here on Monday. On the occasion, 105 units of blood were collected.
Director of Model Blood Bank, Capital Hospital Dr Debashish Mishra joined as chief guest in the event. He said that about 58 per cent (12 crore) children of the country suffer from anaemia. Nearly 4,50,000 units of blood are required in Odisha. But 4,23,000 units of blood are collected instead. A regular blood donor can save up to 500 people’s lives.
Among others, Bhubaneswar-North MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, Bhubaneswar-Central MlA Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Nayagarh MlA Arun Sahoo and Sukinda MlA Pritiranjan Ghadai said youths’ involvement in blood donation would improve the situation.
Rotary Club President Subhakant Samantsinghar, Assistant Governor Sushant Mahapatra, library chairman Pranab Ranjan Swain, Sudhakar Patri, Sakyasingh Sarangi, BK Pattajoshi, vice-president of the library Amiya Ballav Jena, treasurer Rashmi Ranjan Jena, Surya Das and other members were present.