Motivational drive on blood donation
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 22 2013:
Under the sponsorship of Manipur AIDS Control Society (MACS), Imphal and State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC), Manipur, a one-day Motivational Campaign on Voluntary Blood Donation Camp was held at at ThambalMarik College, Oinam today.
Campaign was jointly organised by District AIDS Prevention & Control Unit (DAPCU), Bishnupur and Association of Voluntary Blood Donors (AVBD), Manipur.
In all 156 Students & Teaching Staffs of College were present during the campaign which was attended by Dr..WPurnima Devi, District AIDS Officer; Dr.Ksh.Umananda Singh, President of AVBD, Bishnupur District Branch, Konsam Bimolkumar Singh, National Youth Awardee as facilitators
cum Campaigners.
Irom Angouba Singh, Principal of Thambal Marik College, Oinam presided over the Campaign which was conducted by Dr.R.K.Romen Singh, Asst.
Prof.(Physics), of ThambalMarik College & Th.Ibomcha Singh, Head of Department, Mathematic of the College.
As a part of the campaign, discussion on requirement of blood for saving lives in Manipur, why blood is required at Hospitals, etc, were facilitated.
Campaign was part of the month-long WORLD VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONOR DAY, 2013 being observed under the slogan "Give the gift of life: donate blood" .
It may be noted here that World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on the 14th of June every year to mark the birth anniversary of Karl Lansteiner who discovered the blood group system.