Blood donation helps save the lives of needy patients: Dr. Supriya Pathak
Prayagraj: Under the Government of India’s “TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan” program, the Regional Center of Hindi University, Prayagraj, organized a camp for voluntary blood donation and testing for TB and other infectious diseases on Thursday from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. The camp’s purpose was to increase public health awareness and encourage timely testing for serious diseases like HIV, blood group, hemoglobin, syphilis, and TB.
Approximately twenty people were screened for blood donation at the voluntary blood donation camp, and five of them were found medically fit. Of these, Rahul Tripathi, Arvind Singh, Amiya Yadav, Kaushlendra Kumar, and Anand Kumar donated blood. Highlighting the importance of voluntary blood donation during the program, Dr. Supriya Pathak, Acting Academic Director of the Regional Center, Prayagraj, said that blood donation is a humanitarian and social responsibility. It helps save the lives of needy patients. Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Divisional Public Relations Officer of Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital, Prayagraj, highlighted the misconceptions surrounding blood donation and encouraged healthy individuals to donate. The camp also emphasized the importance of HIV and TB testing. Health experts highlighted the importance of HIV awareness, prevention of discrimination, and confidentiality of testing. Program coordinator Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari stated that such camps play an important role in promoting health awareness in society. Dr. Akhtar Alam, Assistant Professor of the Department of Mass Communication, delivered the vote of thanks. He said that organizing the camp is an important initiative towards increasing public health awareness. Present on this occasion were Dr. Avantika Shukla, Dr. Asha Mishra, Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Yasharth Manjul, Dr. Satyaveer, Dr. Vijaya Singh, Dr. Surabhi Viplav, Dr. Ashwini Kumar Singh, Dr. Chandra Mani, Dr. Sumit Pandey, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pragya Bharti, Rushika Nidhi, Ram Sanwari, Vibha Mishra, Upasana, and others.
