Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 28: Aryans Institute of Nursing today organized “blood donation camp” on its campus where students and staff of the Aryans Group enthusiastically donated blood.
Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group, inaugurated the event while an 8- members team of doctors and technicians from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala conducted thorough medical checkup of voluntary donors and selected 83 eligible donors.
The students were given certificates and donor cards along with refreshments. H Deep, president, Mission Laally te Haryally was also present on the occasion.
According to Dr Jasneet, Medical Officer, Rajindra Hospital, a person can save 3 lives from 1 unit blood. She added that these camps not only provide blood to the blood banks but also are a great boon to the thalassemia and leukemia patients who need blood infusions frequently.
Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group appealed the youth to donate blood for this noble cause. He encouraged the students to continue the blood donation every year so that the patients who die due to paucity of blood may survive. He added that the college was looking forward to organize such camps on regular basis as blood is life and blood donation is noble cause.
Prof A P Jain, Director, Aryans Group said that such camps will kindle a spirit of social service among the student community. Quoting the benefits of donating blood, he further said that it helps to maintain healthy heart, increases red blood cells production, helps in decreasing body weight and on top of it improves the psychological health as it gives a feel good factor.
Prof B S Sidhu, Registrar, Aryans Group, also spoke on the occasion.
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