Sunday, 02 October 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
A State level conference and blood donation camp was organised at the auditorium of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital on the occasion of the National Voluntary Blood donation day on Saturday. The programme was organised under joint aegis of the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC), Uttarakhand State AIDS Control Society (USACS), health department and the GDMC, Dehradun. The government of India has given the theme ‘Donating Blood is an act of solidarity, join the effort and save lives’ to this year’s National voluntary blood donation day.
The chief guest of the programme was the Health minister Dhan Singh Rawat. In his address the minister said that donating blood is the equivalent to giving life to someone. He distributed certificates to different organisations and donors on the occasion. The principal of the GDMC Dr Ashutosh Sayana, the chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society Dehradun, K S Tolia and others were present on the occasion. The programme was organised under the supervision of the additional project director of USACS Dr Saroj Naithani.
