Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2009:
Setting an example to encourage people to come out voluntarily and donate blood for saving precious lives, Chief Secretary DS Poonia today led the Government officials in donating blood.
For the first time, a blood donation camp was organised at conference hall of Old Secretariat here today and Government officials donated their blood.
The camp was organised jointly by MACS and State Blood Transfusion Council in collaboration with Blood Bank of JN Hospital.
Apart from other senior Government officials, Deputy Commissioners of Ukhrul and Churachandpur districts also donated their blood at the occasion.
It is said that similar blood donation camps would also be held at the district level.
Inaugurating the camp, Chief Secretary DS Poonia pointed out that there is shortage of blood in the blood banks of the State and called upon the people to come out voluntarily to donate their blood so as to save many a previous human lives.