Port Blair, Aug 4: Andaman & Nicobar AIDS Control Society (ANACS) in co-ordination with Blood Center, G.B. Pant Hospital, Directorate of Health Services, supported Commodore Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Port Blair to organize a blood donation camp at Galathea Hall, NSRY (PBR) today at 0900 hrs. As part of its Golden Jubilee celebration of NSRY (PBR), 70 units of blood were donated by the voluntary donors.

The camp was organized under the guidance of Dr. Subrata Saha, Project Director, A & N AIDS Control Society and Director, State Blood Transfusion Council, A & N Islands. 

The Blood Donation camp was facilitated by the Dr. Shahina Mustaquim, Deputy Director (BS)/Medical Officer i/c. The donors were examined for their eligibility to donate blood and briefed the donors on various aspect and importance of blood donation.

Shri Desai Aayushi, Lieutenant, Deputy Manager (Hull) for Commodore Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard C/o. Navy Office, Port Blair organized the camp and made arrangement for conducting the camp successfully.

The technical team from Blood Bank, G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair and A & N AIDS Control Society ensured that the donated blood units were screened for the blood transmissible diseases. They also examined the donors for eligibility criteria.

Donors certificate were also distributed to the voluntary donors.