To commemorate the ‘World Blood Donor Day’, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo inaugurated a mega blood donation camp here today.
The camp was organized by J&K State AIDS Control Societyat Government Medical College, Srinagar, in collaboration with Department ofTransfusion Medicine, of the College.
The event was aimed to raise awareness of safe blood andblood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-savinggifts of blood.
While appreciating the organizers, Dulloo said that suchinitiatives help in saving thousands of lives when several people suffer due tolack of availability of blood.
He also appealed youth to generously donate blood for savingthe precious lives.
During the camp, students from the College, Islamia Collegeand Amar Singh College Srinagar also donated the blood.
The AIDS Control Society is celebrating the Day as amonth-long activity during which seminars, symposiums, poster competitions willbe held across all educational institutions to create awareness among massesregarding voluntary blood donation.