Mega Blood Donation Camp organised
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, June 22 2024:
A Mega Blood Donation Camp was organised at JNIMS Blood Centre on Friday in connection with the third death anniversary of Waikhom Ibohal of Thoubal Kshetri Leikai, who was the first person from North East states to receive National Youth Award.
During the camp, which was organised jointly by Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Thoubal District Branch and Council for Advancement of Rural Development (CARD), founded by W Ibohal, in collaboration with Sitaram Jindal Foundation, Bengaluru, in all 62 people including 24 females donated blood.
Speaking at the occasion, IRCS Thoubal District Branch secretary K Sadananda recalled that late W Ibohal was the vice president of IRCS Thoubal District Branch and founder president of CARD, Thoubal.
The camp has been organised to mark the World Blood Donor Day and International Yoga Day, both of which fall in the month of June, and it will be organised annually henceforth, he added.