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130 units collected at blood donation camp
Staff Reporter
to begin with:Collector Anu George donating blood at the camp in Ariyalur on Friday.
ARIYALUR: Collector Anu George on Friday inaugurated a blood donation camp organised to mark World Blood Donor Day by donating blood herself.
The camp was conducted jointly by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society, Chennai, and District Aids Prevention and Control unit, to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day observed on June 14, and create awareness with the theme ‘more blood more life' of youth and the public.
The camp at the Ariyalur Collectorate campus was conducted from an air-conditioned mobile blood bank, as part of the campaign that commenced in Chennai on June 14 and will culminate on July 2.
The Collector said the camp was conducted to create awareness among the public, honour blood donors and encourage new blood donors.
While 50 per cent of people are eligible to donate blood at world level, only five per cent do so. One in 10 persons was in need of blood transfusion, Ms. Anu said, informing that an individual in life time can donate blood 168 times between 18 and 60 years.
A total of 130 units of blood was donated by volunteers of Youth Red Cross, Government employees, fans' associations and the public. The District AIDS Control Officer/ Deputy Director of Health Services Mohan, Seethadevi, Deputy Director – Tuberculosis and other senior officials took part.
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