The value of life is not in its
duration but in its donation. The donation of blood and thus, life is the
greatest of them all. NSS IIT Roorkee organized a Blood Donation Camp on
13th September 2015 at IIT Roorkee Hospital, giving the
students of IIT Roorkee a chance to do so themselves.
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| Contributions of participants in BDC |
The camp began at 9 AM with
inauguration by Prof. Pradipta Banerjee, Director IIT Roorkee and Dr.
D.K.Nauriyal, DOSW. IMA Blood Bank Dehradun, Himalayan Hospital Blood Bank, and
Roorkee Civil Hospital, jointly handled the blood collection. The process
designed by these blood banks was very quick and quite simple for donors to
follow. Donors had to first fill out the form of the respective blood bank. The
haemoglobin level of the donors was checked and blood was collected in allotted
wards thereafter. The donors were then allowed to relax for a few minutes and
provided with refreshments.The donors were also given a memento and a
certificate of donation as a token of appreciation.
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| Blood Donating Participants |
For many of the donors, this was
their first blood donation and it was a very memorable experience for them.
“Every suitable person should donate blood, not under coercion of someone but
by following their own conscience.” said Dr. Smita Jha, Program Coordinator of
NSS IIT Roorkee. The will to donate blood shown by the students was not
deterred even in the scorching sun during the afternoon hours. The members of
NSS worked hard in organizing this event.
A positive feedback had
been received from all the donors, even after waiting in a long queue to
donate blood. Many of them took pictures as a memory of this event. The camp
eventually concluded at 5 pm and all the donors left with a feeling of
happiness and satisfaction.
A new institute record of
1002 units of blood donated was made as a result of the promotions done and
awareness created since a few days as well as the resolve of the donors.
The staff of the blood banks congratulated the organizing team as their efforts
towards the event were successful.
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