TURA: The Don Bosco College in Tura, in collaboration with the District Blood Bank, Tura Civil Hospital, organised a blood donation camp in the college premises on Wednesday.
Dozens of enthusiastic students came forward to donate their blood.
Prior to the blood donation drive, an awareness programme was organised for the students wherein medical professionals, led by Dimpu R Marak from Tura Civil Hospital, spoke on the importance and need for donating blood.
He also said that awareness programmes of this sort will create awareness among people with regard to the needs of voluntary blood donation.
The in-charge of the blood bank at Tura Civil Hospital, Dr. Semidha K. Marak, highlighted the advantage of blood donation.
“A male person can donate blood every four months, while for a female donor every five months,” Dr. Semidha informed.
She also said that for a regular blood donor, there is a less change of cancer as the iron in the blood keeps changing. Accompanying the team was Dr. Tami Momin from Civil Hospital and the group from the District Blood Bank.
Earlier, the Principal of Don Bosco College, Fr. Bivan R. Mukhim, welcomed the doctors to the college and encouraged the students to donate blood and save lives.
He suggested that such noble programme should be organised often to create awareness among students the need to donate blood.
