N.S.D. Educational Welfare Trust and Jangipur Super Specialty Hospital Organized a Blood Donation Camp

 

Blood Donation Camp

Date: 27th December, 2020

Occasion:  Blood Donation Camp

Time: 10:30am – 2:30pm

Organized by: N.S.D. Educational Welfare Trust and Jangipur Super Specialty Hospital

Venue: D.M.C College Aurangabad, Murshidabad

No of blood donors: 48

Team members: Sahin Sahari, Sakil Ahmed, Md Zamirul Islam, Obaidur Rahaman, Humayun Kabir Biswas, Sudipta Kumar Das, Sunirmal Singha, Samim Sahari, Md Abdul Khabir, Sahidul Islam, Subham Jamadar, Firoj Al-Mamun, Md. Abdul Ganiun, Antony Biswas.

Eminent guests: Zinnat Ara Karim (Assistant Teacher), M.D. Jiayaur Rahaman (Farakka Central Cooeperative Bank Field Officer), M.D. Hasan (Frakka Primary School Head Teacher), David Shaikh (West Bengal Govt Consumer Dept Assistant Secretary) And Dr Surajit Karmakar (Lohapur Hospital B.H.M.O)

Proceedings:

India has been witnessing a shortage in the blood units across various blood banks due to increased demand and a low number of donors which has created a challenge for people who are in need of emergency procedures and require blood. In order to extend help to the people suffering from life-threatening conditions, N.S.D. Educational Welfare Trust in collaboration with Jangipur Super Specialty Hospital organized a blood donation camp on 27th December, 2020 at D.M.C College Aurangabad, Murshidabad.

The core team of N.S.D. Educational Welfare Trust gathered at 9:30 am in the morning to set up the location. Decorations were put up to attract the common public towards blood donation camp and awareness was spread in the locality about blood donation through miking.

The blood donation camp was inaugurated with an opening ceremony where the students of the college staged a dance performance. The medical team from Jangipur Super Specialty Hospital reached the venue and the students welcomed them. Blood donors started arriving from 10:30am. Each donor was given nourishment food, gifts and flowers for their noble job of donating blood.

Among the eminent guests, Dr Surajit Karmakar, M.D. Jiayaur Rahaman, M.D. Hasan and David Shaikh donated blood. In the closing ceremony the guests gave speeches about the need of more such blood donation camps in future and thanked N.S.D. Educational Welfare Trust for organizing such an event where the youths of the locality (under 27 years old) have taken the responsibility of helping thousands of people who are battling pre-existing medical conditions and are in dire need of blood.

Debrief:

The team discussed about the impact of the blood donation camp and from the responses they received while conducting the camp, the team unanimously agreed that the camp was very successful. They planned to organize more such blood camps in future where more emphasis would be given to increase the participation of blood donors.