156 units of blood were donated to the blood bank of the K C General Hospital, Malleshwaram, here on Wednesday. The blood was collected at the blood donation camp organised jointly by the NCC, NSS and CSC of the College. Out of the 161 students who volunteered for donation, five were rejected due to their under weight.
The Camp was inaugurated at 9 a.m. by the Registrar of the College Mr Raymond. The blood donation began an hour later at 10 a.m. Dr Renuka and Dr Kiran of the K C General Hospital were present at the venue along with three lab technicians.
“The blood collected here will be kept in our blood bank. It will be available for the poor patients who are in need,” said Dr Kiran. He also added, “Platelets are in great demand these days along with the negative blood groups. But platelets can only be extracted if the donor is above 65 kgs, who is capable of donating 500 ml of blood.”
All the donors were students from the UG and PG sections of the College.
“This is the first time I have donated blood. I’m feeling a little tired and weak, but I’m really happy that I have donated,” said Pema, from I CEB.
“NCC and NSS has been organising the blood donation camps individually, but this is the first time we are doing it together,” Said Himanshu Sharma, the Cadet Junior Under Officer of the NCC.
The number of units collected last year by the NCC was 90, but the joint venture this year has added 66 more to the tally.
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Congratulations and three cheers to all our students! It is indeed a proud day for St. Joseph's College, to have so many generous donors, whose blood will give succour to those in need.
ReplyDeleteIt shows that our students do have their hearts in the right place!