Correspondent

PASIGHAT, Aug 25: In a bid to save lives and to provide free blood to needy patients, the Health Care Hospital (HCH) here in Pasighat on Saturday conducted a blood donation camp in its hospital in collaboration with the blood bank centre of Bakin Pertin General Hospital (BPGH) Pasighat. 
The blood donors were mostly doctors and nurses from the hospital and total of 14 units of blood was donated.
Speaking at the sidelines, Health Care Hospital, Pasighat Chief Managing Director, Dr. Kaling Megu said that the hospital being a front runner in health services from last 3-4 years has realized the acute shortage of the blood at the blood bank of the district. “We have voluntarily conducted the blood donation camp in order to help the needy patients on humanitarian ground who are in grave need of blood. After knowing the shortage of blood in the blood bank, I instructed my medical superintendent Dr. James Modi to conduct the blood donation camp and most of the donor (90%) were our staff of HCH Pasighat. This is perhaps the first such blood donation by a private hospital in the district or the state,” added Dr. Megu.
Meanwhile, Blood Bank Officer of BPGH Pasighat, Dr. Dilem Modi has appreciated the blood donation camp.
Dr. Modi also clarified misunderstanding of some section of people who believe that the health of blood donors get affected due to blood donation. “There is no such health deterioration after blood donation and people should know it well that, a blood donor’s blood is made up within a week,” he added. 
Adding on this, Dr. Modi also informed that, there are allegations of few medical officials involved in selling blood to needy patients which is illegal and urged those with such information to reach out to him.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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