Hindi Training College students donate blood
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 23 2024:
More people are coming forward to donate blood voluntarily with the spirit and sense of patriotism amid the ongoing violence than in the past, observed JNIMS blood bank and transfusion senior medical officer-in-charge Dr Konsam Surjit.
Dr Surjit made the observation during one-day blood donation camp organised by trainees of Government Hindi Training College, Imphal West in coordination with JNIMS blood bank and transfusion unit as part of the 'College week' of the trainees on Friday.
According to Dr Surjit, JNIMS blood bank and transfusion unit faced shortage of blood and numerous challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreak of Dengue after the pandemic as only few people volunteered to donate blood.
However, more people are coming forward to donate blood voluntarily ever since outbreak eruption of the ethnic violence on May 3, 2023.Owing to intermittent gun-fights in fringe areas and injuries inflicted in almost every gun-fight there is constant requirement for blood which fortunate is being addressed adequately as many are coming forward to donate voluntarily apart from the regular donors.
Majority of those who came forward to donate blood now have the spirit of patriotism and the love for motherland could be the driving force for emergence of high number of blood donors at present, Dr Surjit said.
Expressing hope thatthe blood donated by trainees of Hindi Training College will help enhance the blood stock amidst the ongoing violence, Dr Surjit said that voluntary blood donation rate has increased from 30 percent to 40 percent in the past few months.
He also said that JNIMS blood bank is now able to provide blood to patients whenever required along with confiding that the blood bank currently has nearly 500 blood units in stock.
Around 25 trainees of Government Hindi Training College donated blood during the camp.