Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 20 February 2025
The Andaman & Nicobar AIDS Control Society (ANACS), in collaboration with the Blood Centre at G.B. Pant Hospital and the Directorate of Health Services, extended its support to the Red Ribbon Club of Pondicherry University in organizing a blood donation camp on February 19, 2025. The camp was held at the university’s Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology.
A total of 36 units of blood were donated by voluntary donors. Before donation, each donor underwent a medical examination to determine eligibility and was briefed on the significance and benefits of blood donation.
A technical team from the Blood Centre, G.B. Pant Hospital, Sri Vijaya Puram, and ANACS ensured that all donated blood units were properly screened for transfusion-transmissible infections, maintaining high safety standards.
The initiative aimed to promote voluntary blood donation and create awareness about its critical role in saving lives.