Many programmes were organised on the occasion of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Monday.
The Uttarakhand State AIDS Control Society (USACS) and State Blood Transfusion Council organised a state- level workshop at Town Hall on the day. Speaking on the occasion, the media advisor to the chief minister Ramesh Bhatt said that since blood cannot be artificially synthesised its requirement can only fulfilled by blood donation. He exhorted the students of colleges and universities to come forward for voluntary donation so that precious lives are saved. The additional project director (APD) USACS, Dr VS Tolia gave a detailed account of the activities of the society and its campaign to create awareness among the masses for the cause of voluntary blood donation.
After the workshop, a blood donation camp was organised in the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) Hospital. The camp saw enthusiastic participation which resulted in donation of 60 units of blood for the blood bank.
The programme was attended by the director National Health Mission Dr Anjali Nautiyal, chief medical officer (CMO) Dehradun, Dr S K Gupta, general secretary of the Indian Red Cross Society Dr I S Pal, director medical Health Dr Saroj Naithani, joint director Dr D P Joshi, STO Dr V C Kala and Major Prem Lata from NCC, MKP College among others.
A programme was also organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Blood Bank on the day in which the importance of voluntary blood donation was discussed.