The Deptt. of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh celebrated National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Oct.1,2010 with great enthusiasm. Voluntary blood donation is a unique and noble service to humanity and voluntary blood donors are the source of safest blood possible. On this occasion, two blood donation camps were organized; one at Blood Donation Centre, PGIMER and another at IDBI Bank, Zirakpur Branch. More than 150 voluntary blood donors came forward to donate blood. As a token of appreciation for the noble cause, all the donors were given mementos, certificates and pens. Among the regular voluntary blood donors who donated blood are Mr.Charanjit Singh (178 donations), Mr.Ved Parkash Makkar (87), Ramesh Kohli (39), Mr.L.Ganeshan (34), Capt.Arun Samual (20) and Mr.Billu Paswan (5). Mr.Balwant Singh and Mrs.Jaswant Kaur were the special couple donors (husband and wife) who each donated for 66th time.
For more information contact : Dr.Neelam Marwaha – 9914209481