BLOOD DONATION CAMP in DCS

On March 10^th 2011, a blood Donation camp was organized in the department by Welfare Hand Organization, an NGO for thalassemia. Students participated with vigour in this camp. The blood was tested for Hepatitis A, B, C and HIV AIDS and the students were provided with the screening result.

Medically, blood donation doesn’t have adverse effect on the health of the donor. Naturally the RBC in the blood breaks down after 120 days and new blood is generated. The blood collected in the camp is used for immediate transfusion for the thalassemia children; the platelets are used for other purposes.

From religious point of view it is also beneficial as it is an act of sadqa of your body. In this donation camp, approximately twenty bags of blood were collected.